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REASONABLENESS  AND    LEGAL  RIGHT 

OF  THE 

MINIMUM    CHARGE" 

IN 

PUBLIC    UTILITY   SERVICES 


BY 

SAMUEL  S.  WYER 


CONSULTING  ENGINEER 

HUNTINGTON    BANK    BUILDING 

COLUMBUS.  OHIO 


JULY  1,  1916 


HON.  THOS.  J.  FLAN  NELLY,  District  Court  of  Montgomery 
County,  Independence,  Kansas. 

DEAR  SIR  :  When  on  the  witness  stand  in  your  Court,  on  June 
30th,  "on  the  matter  of  devising  an  equitable  rate  schedule  for 
the  Kansas  Natural  Gas  Company,  to  comply  with  the  opinion 
of  the  District  Court  of  the  United  States,  under  date  of  June  3, 
1916,"  I  promised  to  prepare  a  compilation  showing  the  use  of 
the  "minimum  charge"  in  American  Public  Utility  Rate  Sched- 
ules. Later  on  you  authorized  me  to  have  this  printed  so  as  to 
make  a  number  of  copies  available  immediately  for  use  of  your 
Court. 

The  fundamental  principles  underlying,  and  the  adjudicated 
"minimum  charge"  monetary  allowances  in  force  in  a  large  num- 
ber of  Public  Utility  Rate  Schedules  are  given  in  the  following. 
A  careful  study  of  these  will  show  that: 

1.  The  "minimum  charge"  doctrine  has  become  a  fixed  part 

of  American  Public  Utility  jurisprudence. 

2.  A  "minimum  charge"  is  necessary  to  prevent  discrimination 

and  compel  each  class  of  consumers  to  pay  for  the  ser- 
vice they  are  receiving,  and  the  cost  they  are  incurring. 

3.  There   are   ample   precedents    for   making  the   "minimum 

charge"  proportional  to  the  size  of  the  consumer's  meter, 
or  the  consumer's  possible  demand  for  service  as  illus- 
trated in  Sections  28,  35,  42,  49,  66,  73,  75,  76,  84  and  88. 

Respectfully  submitted, 


o  f»  er  er  +* 


PART  I 

FUNDAMENTAL,   PRINCIPLES  .  PAGE 

1  Introduction 5 

2  Definition  of  Readiness-to-Serve 5 

3  Readiness-to-Serve  and  Minimum  Charge  Distinguished 6 

4  Meter  Rental  Distinguished  from  Readiness-to-Serve  and  Minimum 

Charge 6 

5  Public  is  More  Familiar  with  "Minimum  Charge"  than  wtth  Readi- 

ness-to-Serve Charge 6 

6  Extent  of  Readiness-to-Serve  Expense 6 

7  Minimum  Charge  not  a  Discrimination  Against  Small  Consumers 7 

8  Absence  of  Minimum  Charge  Produces  Discrimination 8 

9  Object  of  Minimum  Charge 8 

10  Minimum  Charge  Necessary  and  Just 8 

1 1  Minimum  Charge  is  not  a  Penalty 9 

12  Minimum  Charge  Must  be  Large  Enough  to  Cover  Cost  of  Units  of 

Service  Used 9 

13  Minimum  Charge  Necessary  until  Service  is  Discontinued 10 

14  Monthly  Basis  for  Minimum  Charge  Best 10 

15  Minimum  Charge  should  be  Proportioned  to  Consumers'  Demand-  •  •  n 

1 6  Legal  Right  of  the  Minimum  Charge •.  .  1 1 

17  Missouri  Supreme  Court 1 1 

18  Missouri  Supreme  Court 12 

19  New  York  Supreme  Court 12 

20  Tennessee  Supreme  Court 13 

2 1  Kansas  Supreme  Court 13 

22  Arizona  Supreme  Court 14 


PART  II 

ADJUDICATED   MONTHLY   MONETARY  ALLOWANCES  FOR  MINIMUM  CHARGES 

23  Arizona  Corporation  Commission Electric  Utilities 15 

24  .      "                                                       Gas  "         15 

25  "                        "           Water  "         16 

26  California  Railroad   Commission Electric  "         • . ' 16 

27  "                                                      Gas  "         17 

28  "                  "                       "           Water  "         17 

29  Colorado  Public  Utilities  Commission Electric  "         17 

30  "                  "                       "                   Gas  '•         18 

31  Connecticut  Public  Utilities  Commission.  .-Gas  "        18 

32  "                  "                       "                        ...Water  "         18 

33  Georgia   Railroad   Commission                  ...Electric  "         18 

34  Idaho  Public  Utilities  Commission Electric  "        18 

35  "                  "                       "               ...    Water  .     "         19 


3 

I'.U.K 

36  Illinois  Public  Utilities  Commission Electric      Utilities-  • .    19 

37  "  "  Gas  "  ...    19 

38  Water  "  ...    19 

39  Indiana  Public  Service  Commission Electric  "  ...  20 

40                                                                      Artificial  Gas  "  ...  20 

41  "                                                            Natural  Gas     "  ...  20 

42  "                '. Water  "  ...  21 

43  Kansas  Public  Utilities  Commission Electric  "  ...  22 

44  "                Natural  Gas     "  ...  22 

45                                                                       Water  "  ...  22 

46  Manila  Board  of  Public  Utility  Commissioners.  .Electric  "  ...  22 

47  Maryland  Public  Service  Commission Electric  "  •  •  •  22 

48  "                      "                   Gas  "  ...  22 

49                                                                        Water  "  . . .  23 

50  Massachusetts  Gas  &  Electric  Light  Comm'n  .  •  Electric  "  ...  23 

51  "                  "                      "  '                              .-Gas  "  •  •  •  23 

52  Missouri  Public  Service  Commission Electric  "  •  • .  23 

53  "                                                              Gas  "...  24 

54  "                                                              Water  "  ...  24 

55  Montana  Public  Service  Commission Electric  "  ...  25 

56  Nevada  Public  Service  Commission Electric  "  •  -  •  25 

57  New  Jersey  Board  of  Public  Utility  Commiss'rs-.  Electric  "  . . .  25 

58  "                  "                       "                     "               Gas  "  ...  26 

59  "                     "               Water  "  ...  26 

60  New  Hampshire  Public  Service  Commission. .  -Gas  "  ...  26 

61  New  York  Public  Service  Commission— Second 

District Electric  "  ...  27 

62  New  York  Public  Service  Commission — Second 

District Natural  Gas     "  ...  27 

63  Ohio  Public  Utilities  Commission Electric  "  ...  27 

64  Oklahoma  Corporation  Commission Electric  '  ...  27 

65  Oregon  Public  Service  Commission Electric  "  ...  27 

66  "                  "                       "              Water  "  ...  28 

67  Pennsylvania  Public  Service  Commission Electric  "  ...  28 

68  "                  "                       "                          Water  •'  ...  29 

69  Vermont  Public  Service  Commission Electric  "  ...  29 

70  Washington  Public  Service  Commission Electric  "  ...  29 

71  "                  "                       "                          Water  "  ...  29 

72  West  Virginia  Public  Service  Commission Electric  "  ...  29 

73  "                              Water  "  ...  29 

74  Wisconsin  Railroad  Commission Electric  "  ...  29 

75                                                              Gas  "  ...  34 

76  "           Water  "  . . .  37 


PART  III 

NON-ADJUDICATED    MINIMUM   CHARGES    IN    EXISTING    RATE   SCHEDULES 

PAGE 

77  Connecticut  Public  Utilities  Commission Electric       Utilities. . .  40 

78  Massachusetts  Gas  &  Electric  Light  Commis'n -Electric  "       ...  40 

79  "  "  "  Gas  "       ...   46 

80  "  "  Water  "        . .  .   47 

81  New  York  Public  Service  Commission  — Second 

District Electric  "        ...  48 

82  "  Artificial  Gas   "        ...   69 

83  Natural  Gas     "        ...   70 

84  Rhode  Island  Public  Utilities  Commission Electric  "       ...   71 

85  West  Virginia  Public  Service  Commission Electric  "        ...   71 

86  "  ..      -Natural  Gas     "        . . .   73 

87  "  "  "  Water  "        ...   76 

88  United  States  Census  Statistics  on  Water  W7orks 

Minimum  Charges "       ...   77 


PART  I. 

FUNDAMENTAL  PRINCIPLES. 


§  i.  Introduction. 

The  following  is  a  brief  discussion  of  the  fundamental  prin- 
ciples underlying  the  "minimum  charge"  in  public  utility  ser- 
vices. The  minimum  charge  monetary  allowances  that  have  been 
judicially  determined  in  a  large  number  of  adjudicated  cases,  are 
tabulated  in  Part  II.  The  minimum  charge  monetary  allowances 
in  force  in  a  large  number  of  other  rate  schedules  are  tabulated 
in  Part  III. 
The  following  abbreviations  are  used : 

I.  C.  C. — Interstate  Commerce  Commission  Reports. 
Mo.  P.  S.  C. — Missouri  Public  Service  Commission  Reports. 
N.  H.  P.  S.  C. — New  Hampshire  Public  Service  Commis- 
sion Reports. 
N.   J.   P.   S.   C. — New   Jersey   Public   Service   Commission 

Reports. 

P.  U.  R. — Public  Utility  Reports  Annotated. 
R.  S. — Rate  Research  (published  by  National  Electric  Light 

Association). 

YV.  R.  C. — Wisconsin  Railroad  Commission  Reports. 
The  asterisk  (*)   indicates  that  data  were  furnished  by  mail 
from  the  Commission. 

§  2.  Definition  of  Readiness-to-Serve. 

"Readiness-to-serve"  is  a  form  of  minimum  charge  made  to 
cover  the  costs  incurred  by  the  utility  in  holding  itself  in  constant 
readiness  to  render  service,  without,  however,  delivering  any 
units  of  service.  The  actual  units  of  service  (such  as  kilowatt 
hours  of  electric  energy,  cubic  feet  of  gas,  gallons  of  water,  or 
number  of  messages)  used  are  paid  for  by  an  additional  rate 
schedule. 

The  readiness-to-serve  charge  has  been  made  primarily  in  elec- 
tric utilities;  however,  this  practice  is  applicable  to  all  public 
utility  rate  schedules.  The  term  "demand  charge"  is  used  syn- 
onymously with  "readiness-to-serve."1 

1  Case  and  Comment,  May,  1916. 


§  3-  Readiness-to-Serve  and  Minimum  Charge  Distinguished. 

"The  term  'minimum  charge/  as  used  in  public  utility  rate  par- 
lance, means  merely  the  minimum  monthly  bill  which  will  be 
rendered,  which  includes  a  certain  definite  number  of  units  of 
public  utility  service.  The  consumer,  however,  pays  the  entire 
minimum  bill,  regardless  of  whether  or  not  he  has  used  the 
number  of  units  of  public  utility  service  that  go  with  the  mini- 
mum bill  charge."" 

§  4.  Meter  Rental  Distinguished  from  Readiness-to-Serve  and 
Minimum  Charge. 

"The  readiness-to-serve  charge  is  made  simply  for  service 
rendered.  The  minimum  bill  charge  is  a  combination  charge  for 
service  rendered  and  a  certain  number  of  units  of  service  sold. 

"A  meter  rental  is  rental  for  equipment  which  the  utility  is 
under  obligation  to  furnish  the  customer,  and  the  rental  is  added 
to  the  bill  regardless  of  the  monthly  service  consumption.  It  is 
wrong  in  principle  and  cannot  legally  be  enforced.  Failure  to 
distinguish  between  readiness-to-serve,  minimum  charge,  and 
meter  rental  has  been  the  cause  of  much  confusion  and  some 
unsound  decisions  from  judicial  bodies."3 

§  5.  Public  is  More  Familiar  with  "Minimum  Charge"  than  with 

"Rcadiness-to-Serve"  Charge. 

This  is  due  to  the  public's  contact,  for  many  years,  with  the 
"minimum  weight"  and  "minimum  charge"  features  in  railroad 
and  express  company  schedules,  and  more  recently  in  the  parcels 
post.  Practically  all  telephone  schedules  also  are  on  a  minimum 
charge  basis,  and  this  has  helped  to  familiarize  the  public  with 
this  style  of  charging,  rather  than  the  straight  readiness-to-serve 
charge,  which  is  newer. 

§  6.  Extent  of  Readiness-to-Serve  Expense. 

A  popular  fallacy  regarding  the  readiness-to-serve  expense  is 
that  it  is  limited  to  merely  the  meter  or  service  line.  This,  how- 
ever, is  far  from  the  truth.  The  readiness-to-serve  feature  em- 

2  Case  and  Comment,  May,  1916. 

3  Case  and  Comment,  May,  1916. 


braces  the  entire  plant,  and  extends  back  through  the  entire  public 
utility  organization.  Thus,  in  natural  gas  plants  the  reserve 
acreage,  that  is  carried  to  insure  continuous  service  in  the  future, 
and  to  replace  the  ever-vanishmg  supply,  is  as  much  an  integral 
part  of  the  readiness-to-serve  feature  as  is  the  domestic  meter 
through  which  the  company  finally  markets  the  gas  to  the  ulti- 
mate consumer.  Even  if  the  natural  gas  company  does  not 
carry  the  acreage  direct,  the  readiness-to-serve  feature  will  be 
reflected  in  the  price  that  the  natural  gas  company  must  pay  for 
gas  in  the  field. 

Continuity  of  service  is  also  a  vital  feature  in  the  readiness- 
to-serve  expense.  The  public  utility  plant  must  not  only  be  main- 
tained in  readiness-to-serve,  but  must  be  capable  of  rendering 
service  every  hour  of  the  day,  and  every  day  of  the  year,  ever 
ready  to  meet  the  consumers'  caprice  in  using  or  not  using  its 
service.  This  feature  is,  of  course,  especially  marked  in  electric, 
water  and  gas  utilities. 

§  7.  Minimum  Charge  Not  a  Discrimination  Against  Small  Con- 
sumers. 

"In  the  last  analysis,  the  consumers  of  a  public  utility  are  all 
mutually  interested  in  each  other's  financial  relation  to  the  utility. 
It  is  the  legal  duty  of  utilities  so  to  classify  and  fix  their  charges 
and  financial  relations  with  their  consumers  that  the  burdens  of 
the  utility's  service  shall  be  reasonably,  justly,  and  equitably,  but 
not  necessarily  equally,  distributed  over  the  service  rendered  its 
consumers."4 

No  ethical  grounds,  sociological  motives,  or  legal  obligations 
can  justify  the  rendering  of  public  utility  service  to  the  so-called 
poorer  people  of  the  community  at  a  price,  or  on  a  basis,  that 
makes  others  pay  for  their  service.  In  this  connection  it  is 
important  to  bear  in  mind  that  the  term  "small  consumer"  and 
"poor  man"  are  frequently  erroneously  used  synonymously.  With 
natural  gas  companies  a  large  number  of  careful  studies  have 
shown,  beyond  any  possibility  of  doubt,  that  in  most  cases  the 
small  consumer  is  not  the  poor  man,  but  the  man  of  moderate  or 

4  Case  and  Comment,  March,  1916. 


8 

well-to-do  circumstances,  and  who  can  well  afford  to  pay  for  the 
expense  he  is  adding  to  the  service  in  general. 

"It  is  undoubtedly  true  that  the  exaction  of  a  minimum  charge 
will  result  in  an  apparent  hardship  to  a  small  number  of  con- 
sumers who  use  their  equipment  but  a  very  short  time,  in  some 
cases  not  more  than  four  or  five  hours  per  month.  The  fact 
must  not  be  lost  sight  of,  however,  that  the  supply  of  electric 
power  is  strictly  a  commercial  proposition,'  and  to  relieve  one 
customer  from  the  payment  of  any  considerable  portion  of  the 
cost  would  merely  result  in  transferring  the  burden  to  other  cus- 
tomers, and  such  a  transfer  does  not  appear  to  be  justified."5 

§  8.  Absence  of  Minimum  Charge  Produces  Discrimination. 

"Where  no  minimum  charge  is  made,  the  company  is  compelled 
to  carry  considerable  dead  investment,  and  to  incur  other  ex- 
penses for  those  consumers  who  pay  nothing  or  very  little  to  the 
company ;  and  that,  where  such  costs  are  not  borne  by  consumers 
for  whom  they  are  incurred,  they  usually  have  to  be  carried  by 
other  consumers,  and  are,  therefore,  in  a  sense  discriminatory."6 

§  9.  Object  of  Minimum  Charge. 

"The  chief  argument  for  the  minimum  charge  is  that  it  covers 
expense  that  in  the  ordinary  rate  schedules  cannot  be  covered  in 
any  other  way."7 

"The  question  of  the  effect  of  this  minimum  charge  on  the 
revenues  of  the  utility  is  not  of  first  importance  in  determining 
the  reasonableness  of  such  a  charge.  The  main  purpose  of  the 
minimum  charge  is  rather  to  make  it  certain  that  each  consumer 
bears  his  just  share  of  the  expenses  incurred  in  supplying 
service."8 

§  10.  Minimum  Charge  Necessary  and  Just. 

"Under  meter  rates  revenue  is  available  only  when  service  is 
used,  and  it  is  a  common  experience  that  many  customers  do  not 
use  sufficient  service  to  incur  a  bill  large  enough  to  meet  the 

5  i  N.  J.  P.  U.  C.  p.  620— Minimum  monthly  charge  matter. 

6  5  W.  R.  C.  p.  105- -In  re  Application  Green  Bay  Gas  &  Electric  Co. 

7  5  W.  R.  C.  p.  101,  In  re  Green  Bay  Gas  &  Electric  Co. 

8  6  W.  R.  C.  p  163,  In  re  Greenwood  Municipal  lyight  Plant. 


fixed  expenses  alone.  A  minimum  bill  there  tore  is  both  necessary 
and  just."a  10 

A  long  line  of  decisions  of  the  Interstate  Commerce  Commis- 
sion, and  the  Wisconsin  Railroad  Commission,  have  also  justified 
the  fixing  of  a  minimum  weight  and  charge  for  transportation 
services,  thus : 

"The  necessary  expense  and  trouble  attending  the  carriage  of 
less  than  carload  shipments,  large  or  small,  which,  aside  from 
the  manual  labor  involved,  are  practically  the  same  irrespective 
of  the  weight  and  bulk  of  packages,  justifies  the  fixing  of  a 
minimum  charge  for  the  transportation  of  such  shipments."11 

§11.  Minimum  Charge  is  Not  a  Penalty. 

The  minimum  charge  is  not  a  penalty  for  a  failure  to  use  ser- 
vice, "but  is  properly  to  be  regarded  as  compensation  for  that 
part  of  the  service  which  is  at  all  times  being  rendered  in  the 
maintenance  of  the  apparatus  and  connection  through  which  the 
service  is  made  available."12 

§  12.  Minimum  Charge  Must  be  Large  Enougii  to  Cover  Cost  of 
Units  of  Service  Used. 

"It  is  clearly  seen  that  where  the  minimum  bill  covers  only  the 
bare  consumer  cost  and  fixed  charges,  there  will  be  no  return  to 
the  company  for  the  gas  used  by  the  consumer  who  pays  the 
minimum  bill.  It  is  evident  that  a  minimum  charge,  to  be  fair 
and  equitable  to  the  company,  must  not  only  guarantee  these 
expenses  which  are  incurred  by  the  company  whether  the  con- 
sumer uses  much  or  little  gas  or  none  at  all,  but  must  also  be 
placed  at  a  sufficiently  high  level  that  the  cost  of  the  gas  actually 
used  by  the  minimum  takers  shall  be  paid  for."13 

"Either  the  minimum  bill  must  be  made  sufficiently  large  to 
cover  the  use  of  gas  through  meters  affected  by  the  minimum  bill, 
or  the  utilities  must  charge  for  gas  used  in  addition  to  the  mini- 
mum charge.  This  latter  course  is  not  deemed  practicable. 

0  5  W.  R.  C.  p.  i,  Ripon  v.  Ripoii  L,ight  &  Water  Co. 

1()  5  W.  R.  C.  p.  555,  In  re  Jefferson  Municipal  E.  I*.  &  W.  P. 

11  10  I.  C.  C.  Rep.  412,  Wrigley  v.  C.  C.  C.  &  St.  I,.  Ry. 

12  60  N.  Y.  Supp.     p.  562,  Gould  v.  Edison  E.  I.  Co. 

13  6  W.  R.  C.,  p.  315,  City  of  Racine  v.  Racine  Gas  Ught  Co. 


10 

Accordingly,  we  have  aimed  to  construct  a  schedule  of  minimum 
charges  which  shall  recognize  the  varying  investment  in  meters 
and  services,  and  shall  be  sufficient  to  pay  the  consumer  costs 
shown  in  the  above  tables,  and  to  pay  as  well  for  the  average 
quantity  of  gas  used  by  meters  affected  by  the  minimum."14 

§  13.  Minimum  Charge  Necessary  until  Service  is  Discontinued. 

"It  appears  that  in  a  portion  of  the  territory  served  by  appli- 
cant, particularly  at  Newport  Beach,  a  large  proportion  of  appli- 
cant's customers  own  cottages  which  are  occupied  during  two  or 
three  months  in  the  summer,  and  that  during  the  remaining  por- 
tion of  the  year  they  are  occupied  only  occasionally,  or  not  at  all. 
The  owners  of  these  cottages  object  to  paying  a  minimum  of 
$1.00  during  the  entire  twelve  months. 

"However,  applicant's  plant  must  be  maintained  in  readiness 
to  serve  during  the  entire  year,  and  applicant's  investment  is  tied 
up  and  its  system  depreciates  during  the  entire  twelve  months. 
Hence  it  seems  only  fair  that  as  long  as  applicant's  customers 
remain  connected  to  applicant's  system  that  they  should  pay  a 
reasonable  minimum  monthly.  Applicant  must  be  ready  to  serve 
at  a  moment's  notice  every  customer  who  is  connected  to  system, 
and  a  proper  portion  of  its  investment  and  of  the  depreciation  is 
fairly  chargeable  to  each  customer.  The  sum  of  $1.00  per  month 
is  a  usual  minimum  charge  for  gas.  I  see  no  reason  why  it 
should  not  apply  to  applicant,  provided  that  its  customers  under- 
stand that  they  have  the  right  to  have  their  service  discontinued 
at  any  time  and  thus  avoid  the  further  payment  of  any  minimum 
until  the  premises  are  again  connected.  A  fee  of  $1.00  is  reason- 
able for  again  making  the  service  connection.  .  .  ,"15 

§  14.  Monthly  Basis  for  Minimum  Charge  Best. 

"The  exaction  of  a  minimum  charge  is  a  reasonable  rule  and 
the  making  of  this  charge  by  the  month  is  just  and  reasonable, 
and  is  more  equitable  than  if  the  charge  were  made  by  the 
year."16 

»  X.  H.  P.  S.  C.,  p.  445,  Pillsbury  et  al.  v.  Peoples  Gas  Light  Co. 

15  Application  of  the  West  Coast  Gas  Co.  for  the  establishment  of  a  minimum  rate  for 
gas.     California  Railroad  Commission  approving  a  minimum  charge  Sept.  10,  1914. 
10  i  N.  J.  P.  U.  C.,  p.  251,  Jan.  16,  1912,  Minimum  monthly  charge  matter. 


II 

§  15.  Minimum  Charge  Should  be  Proportioned  to  Consumer's 
Demand. 

It  is  a  well  known  fact  that  consumers  with  large  equipment 
produce  more  marked  peak  load  characteristics,  and  are,  there- 
fore, more  expensive  to  handle  than  smaller  consumers.  In  order 
to  be  equitable  a  minimum  charge  ought  to  be  made  proportional 
to  the  amount  of  service  the  consumer  can  demand,  and  the 
easiest  way  to  do  this  is  to  increase  the  minimum  charge  amount, 
as  the  meter  sizes  increase,  as  illustrated  in  Sections  28,  35,  42, 
49,  66,  73,  75,  76,  84  and  88  herein. 

"A  utility  may  make  a  reasonable  minimum  charge  for  water, 
based  on  the  size  of  the  meter  and  consumption  of  water,  to 
protect  itself  from  loss  if  no  water  is  consumed,  but  it  cannot 
make  such  charge  in  the  form  of  rental  for  the  meter."17 

<§  1 6.  Legal  Right  of  the  Minimum  Charge. 

The  preponderance  of  evidence  and  precedents  show  that  to 
prevent  discrimination  the  minimum  charge  is  economically  nec- 
essary, ethically  sound  and  legally  right.  The  principles  discussed 
in  the  preceding  sections,  the  following  six  court  decisions,  and 
a  long  line  of  several  hundred  decisions  from  Public  Utility  Com- 
missions— which  for  brevity's  sake  are  not  quoted — although  the 
monetary  allowances  in  these  cases  are  given  in  Part  II,  indicate 
that  the  minimum  charge  doctrine  has  become  a  fixed  part  of 
American  public  utility  jurisprudence. 

§  17.  Missouri  Supreme  Court. 

March  4,  1889. 

"The  evident  purpose  of  this  rule  was  to  exact  fair  compensa- 
tion from  those  requiring  gas  connection,  and  gas  furnished  at 
hand,  though  the  amount  consumed  should  be  very  small,  almost 
nominal.  We  think  it  is  not  unjust  or  unreasonable.  It  is  a  mat- 
ter of  common  knowledge,  that  to  furnish  gas  at  hand  for  a  very 
small  or  nominal  consumer,  requires  the  same  outlay  in  the  way 
of  a  meter,  periodical  inspection  and  repairs,  with  weekly  or 
monthly  visitations,  that  is  required  of  very  large  consumers. 

17  P.  U.  R.  1915— E.  p.  867  Montana  Public  Service  Commission  v.  Water  Utilities,  Aug. 


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The  same  investment,  and  the  same  care  and  oversight,  is  re- 
quired where  the  gas  monthly  consumed  shall  not  exceed  10 
cubic  feet,  or  even  i  cubic  foot,  or  where  the  amount  used  may 
be  10,000  cubic  feet.  At  the  rate  charged  then  in  Sedalia,  .  .  . 
the  gas  company  would  be  required  to  invest  and  expend,  for  the 
benefit  of  this  merely  nominal  consumer,  more  dollars  than  cents 
received.  .  .  .  We  hold,  then,  that  the  rule  or  regulation  in 
question,  ...  is  not  as  a  matter  of  law  unreasonable."18 

§  1 8.  Missouri  Supreme  Court. 

November  7,  1898. 

"The  defendant  then,  apart  from  the  contract,  had  a  right  to 
fix  a  fair  and  reasonable  minimum  charge  to  compensate  it  for 
necessary  expense  and  service  in  inspecting  meter,  and  for  ser- 
vice used  in  a  quantity  not  provided  for  by  the  contract — 75^ 
per  month  was  found  by  the  Court  to  be  a  reasonable  charge  for 
the  meter  service."19 

§  19.  New  York  Supreme  Court. 

October  24,  1914. 

"The  law  does  not  comtemplate  that  the  defendant  shall  do 
business  at  a  loss.  It  is  expected  that  it  will,  and  it  is  entitled 
to,  make  a  reasonable  profit  upon  its  venture,  and  the  sole  ques- 
tion in  such  a  case  as  this  is,  whether  the  charge  made  is  un- 
reasonable, considering  all  that  the  defendant  is  required  to  do, 
to  meet  each  customer's  demand.  .  .  .  The  customer  does 
not  bind  himself  to  use  any  particular  amount  of  light,  so  that 
the  return  to  the  company,  based  on  actual  consumption,  would 
rest  entirely  upon  his  volition,  and  it  would,  therefore,  depend 
upon  him  whether  the  service  he  has  required  the  corporation 
to  be  in  constant  and  immediate  readiness  to  render,  is  profitable 
or  unprofitable  to  the  latter.  But  this  constant  condition  of 
readiness  is  a  necessary  and  unavoidable  obligation,  which  must 
be  sustained  in  order  to  meet  instantaneously  the  demand  for 
light,  which  the  consumer  is  entitled  to  have  at  any  moment  that 
he  wishes  it.  It  thus  forms  a  part  of  the  service  to  be  rendered, 

"  34  Mo.  App.  501.     State  ex  rel.  v.  Sedalia  Gas  lyight  Co. 
19  76  Mo.  App.  540.     Carney  v.  Chillicothe  W.  &  Iv.  Co. 


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and  is  an  item  properly  to  be  considered  when  the  reasonableness 
of  the  charges  exacted  by  the  company  is  called  in  question. 
.  .  .  They  are  free  to  exact  a  reasonable  return  for  the  ser- 
vice required,  which  includes,  as  I  have  said,  not  only  the  actual 
.supply  of  electric  light,  but  the  readiness  to  supply  it.  .  .  . 
One  consumer  with  the  same  number  of  lamps  will  use  more  than 
another.  In  both  cases  the  return  to  the  company  may  be 
remunerative,  or  the  use  of  one  may  be  so  inconsiderable  as  to 
involve  a  loss.  To  meet  this  contingency  the  monthly  minimum 
charge  of  $1.50  is  made.  But  it  must  be  borne  in  mind  that  this 
payment  is  not  in  addition  to  the  charge  for  actual  consumption. 
Where  light  is  used  which  entitled  the  company  to  payment  on 
meter  measurement,  of  a  sum  per  month  equal  to,  or  in  excess 
of  the  so-called  minimum  charge,  the  customer  pays  only  for  the 
light  he  has  actually  had;  so  that  this  fixed  charge  becomes  prac- 
tically operative  only  where  his  consumption  falls  below  the 
extent  of  the  use  which  it  measures.  I  can  see  nothing  unreason- 
able in  this,  when  the  service,  as  I  have  defined  it,  which  the 
company  is  obliged  to  render,  is  considered."20 

§  20.  Tennessee  Supreme  Court. 

"We  do  not  think  it  can  be  reasonably  contended  that  it  is  not 
competent  to  charge  a  minimum  rate.  We  think  it  clear  from 
the  authorities  that  the  company  had  a  right  to  fix  a  fair  and 
reasonable  minimum  charge  for  water  supplied  to  any  particular 
residence."21 

§21.  Kansas  Supreme  Court. 

December  9,  1911. 

"The  council  evidently  deemed  it  proper  and  reasonable  to 
collect  50^  a  month  from  each  patron,  whether  he  used  gas 
amounting  to  that  sum  during  the  month  or  not,  on  the  theory 
that  the  minimum  sum  would  pay  for  reading  meters  and  other 
services  performed  by  the  city  in  connection  with  the  services, 
although  the  amount  of  gas  used  in  one  month  might  not  entitle 
the  city  to  this  sum.  .... 

20  60  N.  Y.  Supp.  559.    Gould  v.  Kdison  Elec.  Ilium.  Co.  of  New  York. 

21  Tenn.  Chancery  Case  No.  8368 —  Chavaunes  v.  Knoxville  W.  Co. — Affirmed  by  State 
Supreme  Court  but  not  Reported. 


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"The  regulation  being  one  contained  in  an  ordinance,   it  is 

presumptively  reasonable  until  the  contrary  is  shown,  or  unless  it 

is  unreasonable  or  discriminatory  on  its   face,     .     .     .     and  it 

not  appearing  prima  facie  unreasonable,  but  reasonable,  it  must 

.     be  upheld."2" 

§  22.  Arizona  Supreme  Court. 

February  18,  1914. 

A  recent  session  of  the  Arizona  Legislature  provided  by  statute 
"that  gas,  electricity  and  water  measured  through  a  meter  would 
be  charged  for  according  to  the  exact  amount  used,  and  that  no 
other  charge  should  be  made." 

This  statutory  limitation,  however,  did  not  meet  with  the 
approval  of  the  commission,  and  the  question  was  raised  as  to 
whether  a  Public  Service  Corporation  could  establish  and  collect 
a  minimum  rate  notwithstanding  the  legislative  expression  to  the 
contrary.  The  State  Supreme  Court  of  Arizona23  held  the  pre- 
ceding satute  unconstitutional  and  affirmed  the  Arizona  Corpora- 
tion Commission's  power  to  make  and  enforce  a  minimum  charge 
in  the  face  of  the  unconstitutional  statute. 

The  Court  held  under  the  unusually  broad  provisions  of  the 
Arizona  State  Constitution  that  "the  functions  of  the  corpora- 
tion commission  are  neither  legislative,  executive  nor  judicial, 
but  its  duties  and  powers  pervade  them  all,  and  it  is  in  fact 
another  department  of  government ;  and  where  it  is  given  exclu- 
sive power  it  is  supreme."  24 

--  119  Pac.  Rep.  317.  Cunningham  et  al.  v.  City  of  Tola  et  al. 
-3  138  Pacific  781.  State  v.  Tucson  Electric  L,ight  &  Power  Co. 
-'•*  138  Pacific  781.  State  v.  Tucson  Electric  lyight  &  Power  Co. 


PART  II. 

ADJUDICATED  MONTHLY  MONETARY  ALLOWANCES 
FOR  MINIMUM  CHARGES. 


§  23.  Arizona  Corporation  Commission.    Electric  Utilities. 

Municipal  League  of  Phoenix  v.  Pacific  Gas  &  Electric  Co.,  4  R.  S.,. 
p.  40. 

Electric  Lighting  $1.00 

Electric  Power   i.oo 

I.  E.  Huffman,  Mayor,  v.  Tucson  Gas,  Electric  Light  &  Power  Co., 
4  R.  S.,  p.  24. 

Electric  Lighting   I.oo 

Electric  Power-^-2  h.  p.  or  less 1.50 

and  75^  for  each  additional  h.  p. 
International  Gas  Co.  Matter,  6  R.  S.,  p.  69. 

Electric  Lighting 1 .00 

Electric  Power — 2  h.  p.  or  less 1.50 

and  75^  for  each  additional  h.  p. 
Schwartz  v.  Pacific  Gas  &  Electric  Co.,  P.  U.  R.  1915  B,  p.  280. 

Electric  Service i:OO 

Butler  v.  Tucson  Gas,  Electric  Light  &  Power  Co.,  P.  U.  R.  1915  A, 

P.  573- 
Electric  Power  for  X-Ray  Machine 3.00 

Pacific  Gas  &  Electric  Co.,  P.  U.  R.  1915  F,  p.  925. 

Electric  Service    1.50 

G.  W.  M.  Carvel,  Mayor,  ct  al.  v.  Globe  Light  &  Power  Co.,  Docket  92.* 

Electric  Lighting    i.oo 

Electric  Power — i  h.  p.  or  less i.oo 

and  50^  for  each  additional  h.  p. 

South  Side  Gas  &  Electric  Co.,  Docket  89.* 

Electric  Lighting   i.oo 

Electric  Power — I  h.  p.  or  less i.oo 

and  $1.00  for  each  additional  h.  p. 

§  24.  Arizona  Corporation  Commission.    Gas  Utilities. 

Schwartz  v.  Pacific  Gas  &  Electric  Co.,  P.  U.  R.  1915"  B,  p.  280. 

Domestic  Gas  Service  $0.50 

In  re  Pacific  Gas  &  Electric  Co.,  P.  U.  R.  1915  F,  p.  925. 

Domestic  Gas  Service  i.oo 

In  re  Douglas  Gas  Corporation,  P.  U.  R.  1915  E,  p.  1067. 

Domestic  Gas  Service 75 


i6 

Municipal  League  of  Phoenix  v.  Pacific  Gas  &  Electric  Co.,  Docket  I.* 

Domestic  Gas  Service  $0.50 

I.  A.  Huffman,  Mayor,  et  al.  v.  Tucson  Gas,  Electric  Light  &  Power 
Co.,  Docket  4.* 

Domestic  Gas  Service 50 

South  Side  Gas  &  Electric  Co.,  Docket  89,  Sub.  i.* 

Domestic  Gas  Service i.oo 

G.  W.  M.  Carvel,  Mayor,  et  al.  v.  Globe  Light  &  Power  Co.,  Docket  92  * 

Domestic  Gas  Service  i.oo 

§  25.  Arizona  Corporation  Commission.     Water  Utilities. 

Geo.  W.  Frazer,  Mayor,  et  al.  v.  Clifton  Water  &  Improvement  Co., 
Docket  15.* 

Water  Service   $1.00 

Bisbee-Naco  Water  Co.,  Docket  16.* 

Water  Service  i.oo 

The  Morenci  Water  Co.,  Docket  37.* 

Water  Service   1 .60 

Granite  Springs  Water  Co.,  Docket  69,  Sub.  I.* 

Water  Service 1.50 

John  Towner,  Docket  187.* 

Water  Service  2.00 

§  26.  California  Railroad  Commission.     Electric  Utilities. 

Thomas  Monahan,  Mayor  of  San  Jose,  v.  Pacific  Gas  &  Electric  Co., 
6  R.  S.,  p.  8. 

Electric  Lighting   $1.00 

Solari  v.  Tuolumne  Co.  Electric  Power  &  Light  Co.,  4  R.  S.,  p.  26. 

Electric  Lighting   i.oo 

Electric  Power — per  h.  p. i.oo 

Northern  California  Power  Co.  Rate  Schedule,  3  R.  S.,  p.  271. 

Electric  Lighting  i  .00 

Mt.  Whitney  Power  &  Electric  Co.,  2  R.  S.,  p.  239. 

Electric  Service   2.00 

(On  basis  of  annual  minimum  charge  of  $24.00) 
Antioch  v.  Pacific  Gas  &  Electric  Co.,  5  R.  S.,  p.  270. 

Electric  Lighting   i  .00 

Electric  Power — per  h.  p.  for  first  10  h.  p i.oo 

and  75#  for  each  additional  h.  p. 
Faukner  v.  Ventura  County  Power  Co.  Rate  Matter,  8  R.  S.,  p.  385. 

Electric   Power — per  h.  p i.oo 


17 

East   Bakersfield   Improvement  Association   v.    San  Joaquin   L.  &  P. 

Corp.,  P.  U.  R.  1916  C,  p.  833. 
Electric    Lighting      $0.75 

§  27.  California  Railroad  Commission.     Gas  Utilities. 
West  Coast  Gas  Co.  Rate  Matter,  6  R.  S.,  p.  58. 

Gas   Service    $1.00 

Sirard  v.  Pacific  Gas  &  Electric  Co'.,  P.  U.  R.  1915  E,  p.  1067. 

Gas  Service   50 

§  28.  California  Railroad  Commission.     Water  Utilities. 

In  re  Murphy  Water,  Ice  &  Light  Co.,  P.  U.  R.  1916  B,  p.  729. 

y\"  meter  or  smaller $1.25 

i"       meter    2.50 

i y2"  meter 3.50 

2"      meter 4.50 

2/2"  meter    '. 5.50 

3"      meter    6.50 

Larger  meters  in  proportion 

In  re  \Vadley,  P.  U.  R.  1915  F,  p.  928. 

Water  Service  1.20 

In  re  Downey  Land  Improvement  Asso.,  P.  U.  R.  1915  F,  p.  928. 
Water  Service i.oo 

In  re  North  Sacramento  Light  &  Water  Co.,  P.  U.  R.  1915  F,  p.  928. 
Water  Service   .- i.oo 

Town  of  Hollister  v.  Hollister  Water  Co.,  P.  U.  R.  1915  D,  p.  626. 
Water  Service   1.25 

In  re  San  Jose  Water  Co.,  P.  U.  R.  1915  E,  p.  716. 

\\rater  Service   90 

§  29.  Colorado  Public  Utilities  Commission.     Electric  Utilities. 

City  of  Florence  v.  Arkansas  Valley  Electric  Co.,  7  R.  S.,  p.  196. 

Electric  Lighting   $1.00 

Electric  Power — per  h.  p i.oo 

In  re  Colorado  Springs  Light,  Heat  &  Power  Co.,  P.  U.  R.  1916  A, 
p.  891. 

Electric  Lighting — Residence    i.oo 

Electric  Lighting — Commercial  per  k.  w.  connected  load.,     i.oo 

Electric  Power — 2  h.  p.  or  less 1.50 

and  75^  for  each  additional  h.  p. 


i8 

Citizens  of  Lajunta  v.  Arkansas  Valley  R.  L.  &  P.  Co.,  R.  S.,  p.  69. 

Electric   Lighting    $1.00 

Electric  Power — per  h.  p i.oo 

§  30.  Colorado  Public  Utilities  Commission.     Gas  Utilities. 

Colorado  Springs  Light,  Heat  &  Power  Co.,  Dec.  15,  1915.* 

Gas  Service   $0.50 

§31.  Connecticut  Public  Utilities  Commission.     Gas  Utilities. 

In  re  Residents  of  Maple  Hill,  P.  U.  R.  1916  B,  p.  312. 

Gas  Service   $1.25 

(Based  on  minimum  charge  of  $15.00  per  annum) 

§  32.  Connecticut  Public  Utilities  Commission.     Water  Utilities. 

In  re  Plainville  Water  Co.  Rate  Matter,  Dec.  3,  1912.* 

Water  Service   $0.83^ 

(Based  on  minimum  charge  of  $2.50  per  quarter) 

In  re  petition  of  Oscar  &  Odastrom  et  al.  for  Water  Extensions,  Oct. 
15,  1914.* 

Water   Service    i.oo 

In  re  Springdale  Water  Co.  Rates,  Feb.  17,  1915.* 

Water  Service   1.66^3 

(Based  on  minimum  charge  of  $20.00  per  annum) 

§  33-  Georgia  Railroad  Commission.     Electric  Utilities. 
Macon  Railway  &  Light  Co.  Rate  Matter,  4  R.  S.,  p.  369. 

Electric  Lighting   $1.00 

Electric  Power — 2  h.  p.  or  less i.oo 

and  50^  per  h.  p.  for  each  additional  h.  p. 

§  34.  Idaho  Public  Utilities  Commission.     Electric  Utilities. 

In  re  Idaho  Light  &  Power  Co.,  Jan.  16,  1915,  P.  U.  R.  1915  A,  p.  19. 

Electric  Lighting   $i .00 

In  re  Investigation  of  Rates  Now  Charged  by  Certain  Electrical  Corp., 
Feb.  27,  1915,  6  R.  S.,  p.  388. 

Electric  Lighting   i.oo 

Taylor  v.  Northwest  Light  &  Water  Co.,  Nov.  13,  1915,  P.  U.  R.  1916 
A,  p.  397- 

Electric  Lighting   1 .00 

Electric  Power — per  h.  p.  of  maximum  demand i.oo 


19 

§  35-  Idaho  Public  Utilities  Commission.     Water  Utilities. 

City  of   Sandpoint  v.    Sandpoint  Water  &   Light  Co.,   Oct.   2,    1915, 
P.  U.  R.  1915  F,  p.  472. 

Water  Service—  ^"  Meter   $1.00 

34"  Meter    1.50 

i"      Meter    2.50 

i%"  Meter    3-25 

V/?"  Meter    4-SO 

11/4"  Meter    7.50 

2"      Meter  or  larger 10.00 

§  36.  Illinois  Public  Utilities  Commission.     Electric  Utilities. 
Western  United  Gas  £  Electric  Rate  Matter,  5  R.  $.,  p.  115. 

Electric  Lighting $0.50 

Electric  Power  3.00 

Monmouth  Public  Service  Co.  Rate  Schedule,  6  R.  S.,  p.  3. 

Electric  Lighting  50 

In  re  South  Beloit  Water,  Gas  &  Electric  Co.,  P.  U.  R.  1915  E,  p.  335. 

Electric  Lighting  i.oo 

Electric  Power   1.25 

Commonwealth  Edison  Rate  Schedule,  9  R.  S.,  p.  118. 

Electric  Service   50 

§  37.  Illinois  Public  Utilities  Commission.     Gas  Utilities. 
In  re  Oblong  Gas  Co.,  P.  U.  R.  1915  A,  p.  598. 

Gas  Service   $0.50 

City  of  Belleville  v.  St.  Claire  County  Gas  &  Electric  Co.,  P.  U.  R. 
1915  F,  p.  238. 

Gas  Service   50 

Springfield  v.  Springfield  Gas  &  Electric  Co.,  March  9,  1916.* 

Gas  Service    50 

§  38.  Illinois  Public  Utilities  Commission.     Water  Utilities. 

City  of  Lake  Forest  v.  Lake  Forest  Water  Co.,  P.  U.  R.   1915  D, 
p.  1023. 

Water  Service $0.50 

(Based  on  minimum  charge  of  $6.00  per  annum) 


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§  39-  Indiana  Public  Service  Commission.     Electric  Utilities. 

Moore  v.  Merchants  Heat  &  Light  Co.,  P.  U.  R.  1916  B,  p.  513. 

Electric  Lighting  $0.50 

Electric  Power — 2  h.  p.  or  less i.oo 

and  50^  per  h.  p.  for  each  additional  h.  p. 
Peck  v.  Indianapolis  Light  &  Heat  Co.,  P.  U.  R.  1916  B,  p.  489. 

Electric  Lighting   50 

Electric  Power — 2  h.  p.  or  less i.oo 

and  50^  per  h.  p.  for  each  additional  h.  p. 
U.  G.  &  E.  Co.,  New  Albany.* 

Electric  Lighting   55 

Oakland  City  Electric  Light  Co.* 

Electric  Lighting   50 

Indiana  &  Michigan  Electrical  Co.,  So.  Bend.* 

Electric  Lighting  85 

Indiana  &  Michigan  Electric  Co.,  Elkhart.* 

Electric  Service   85 

General  Service  Co.,  Lafayette.* 

Electric  Service   50 

Bicknell  Light,  Heat  &  Power  Co.* 

Electric  Service   50 

No.  Manchester,  Browne-Mills  E.  Co.* 

Electric  Service   50 

§  40.  Indiana  Public  Service  Commission.    Artificial  Gas  Utilities. 

Evansville  Public  Service  Co.* 

Gas   Service    $0.50 

Interstate  P.  S.  Co.* 

Gas  Service  > 50 

§  41.  Indiana  Public  Service  Commission.    Natural  Gas  Utilities. 

Central  Indiana  Gas  Co.,  Hartford  City.* 

Gas  Service  $0.70 

Central  Indiana  Gas  Co.,  Marion.* 

Gas  Service  70 

Central  Indiana  Gas  Co.,  Anderson.* 

Gas  Service  70 

Central  Indiana  Gas  Co.,  Alexandria.*     • 

Gas  Service  70 


21 

Central  Indiana  Gas  Co.,  Muncie.* 

Gas  Service  $0.70 

Indiana  Gas  Light  Co.,  Noblesville.* 

Gas  Service  75 

Indiana  Gas  Light  Co.,  Tipton.* 

Gas  Service  , 75 

Middletown  Gas  Co.,  Middletown.* 

Gas  Service i.oo 

Union  Heat,  Light  &  Power  Co.,  P.  U.  R.  1915  E,  p.  1067. 

Gas  Service  i.oo 

§  42.  Indiana  Public  Service  Commission.     Water  Utilities. 
Apple  v.  City  of  Brazil,  P.  U.  R.  1915  C,  p.  585. 

Water  Service—  $i"  Meter   $0.40 

-    y4"  Meter    50 

i"      Meter    75 

1 1/2"  Meter    i.oo 

2"      Meter    2.00 

3"      Meter 3.00 

4"      Meter    4.00 

6"      Meter    5.00 

.      In  re  Owensville  Water,  Light,  Power  &  Heat  Co.,  P.  U.  R.  1915  A, 
p.  1007. 

Water  Service 50 

Commercial  Club  of  Terre  Haute  v.  Terre  Haute  Water  Works  Co., 
P.  U.  R.  1916  B,  p.  213. 

Water  Service—  */%'  and  1/4"  Meters i.oo 

i"      Meter 2.00 

2"      Meter    5.00 

3"      Meter    10.00 

4"      Meter    20.00 

Greencastle  Water  Works  Co.* 

Water  Service 50 

Vincennes  Water  Supply  Co.* 

Water  Service  50 

Lebanon  Water  Works.* 

Water  Service  75 

Princeton  Water  &  Lighting  Co.* 

Water  Service  75 

Fortville  Water  Works.* 

Water  Service 50 

2 


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§  43-  Kansas  Public  Utilities  Commission.     Electric  Utilities. 
Parsons  Railway  &  Light  Co.  Rate  Schedule,  2  R.  S.,  p.  349- 

Electric  Lighting   $0.75 

Electric  Power — per  h.  p 50 

Fort  Scott  Gas  &  Electric  Co.  v.  Fort  Scott,  P.  U.  R.  1915  B,  p.  507. 
Electric  Lighting  i.oo 

§  44.  Kansas  Public  Utilities  Commission.    Natural  Gas  Utilities. 
Landon  v.  City  of  Lawrence,  P.  U.  R.  1916  B,  p.  332. 

Gas  Service   $0.50 

§  45.  Kansas  Public  Utilities  Commission.     Water  Utilities. 

City  of  Leavenworth  v.  Leavenworth  City  &  Ft.  Leavenworth  Water 

Co.,  P.  U.  R.  1915  B,  p.  613. 
Water  Service   $0.50 

§  46.  Manila  Board  of  Public  Utility  Commissioners. 

Moffat  v.  Manila  Board  of  Public  Utility  &  Electric  Light  Commis- 
sioners, 6  R.  S.,  p.  279. 
Electric  Lighting   $1.00 

§  47.  Maryland  Public  Service  Commission.     Electric  Utilities. 
Consolidated   Gas,   Electric  Light  &  Power   Co.   Rate  Investigation,* 
June  25,  1913. 

Electric  Lighting  $l.oo 

"Provided  that  if,  on  any  first  day  of  May,  or  at  any 
established  adjustment  period  it  shall  appear  that 
by  reason  of  said  charge  paid  or  become  liable  to 
pay  during  the  year  immediately  preceding  an 
amount  exceeding  the  $12.00  per  year  per  meter, 
the  company  shall  refund  such  excess." 

§  48.  Maryland  Public  Service  Commission.     Gas  Utilities. 

Consolidated  Gas,   Electric   Light  &  Power  Rate  Schedule,  3   R.    S., 

p.  109. 
Gas  Service   .  $1.00 


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§  49-  Maryland  Public  Service  Commission,     Water  Utilities. 
Suburban  Water  Co.  Rate  Increase,*  Oct.  14,  1914. 
\Yater  Service — 

House  without  Bath  Room $0.83^ 

House  with  Bath  Room 1.25 

(Based  on  minimum  charge  of  $2.50  and  $3.75 
per  quarter) 

Potee  v.  Brooklyn  &  Curtis  Bay  Light  &  Water  Co.,*  Jan.  5,  1915. 
\Yater  Service — 

5/s"  Meter,  Quarterly  Charge  $2.50 0.83^ 

1/4"  Meter,  Quarterly  Charge     3.50 

i"      Meter,  Quarterly  Charge     5.00 

iY2"  Meter,  Quarterly  Charge  10.00 3-33^3 

2"      Meter,  Quarterly  Charge  13.00 4-33^ 

In  re  Washington  County  Water  Co.,  P.  U.  R.  1916  A,  p.  508. 
Water  Service — Based  on  annual  rental  value  of  houses, 

as  follows : 

Annual  Rental  Value  Quarterly 

of  House  Charge 

$100.00    $1.00     Q.33H 

100.00  to  $150.00 1.50     50 

150.00  to    200.00 2.00 66^<3 

200.00  and  up  2.50     83^ 

§  50.  Massachusetts  Gas  and  Electric  Light  Commission.     Elec- 
tric Utilities. 

The  Commission  in  the  Boston  Edison  Company  minimum  monthly 
charge  matter,  under  date  of  Nov.  18,  1909,  as  reported  on  page  40  of  the 
Commission's  1910  Report,  approved  a  minimum  charge  of  $1.00  per  month 
for  electric  service. 

§51.  Massachusetts  Gas  and  Electric  Light  Commission.     Gas 
Utilities. 

The  Commission,  on  page  22  of  its  1912  Report,  in  the  North  Adams 
Gas  Company  matter,  approved  the  use  of  the  minimum  charge. 

§  52.  Missouri  Public  Service  Commission.     Electric  Utilities. 
Brown  v.   Lawrence   Co.   Water,   Light  &  Cold   Storage   Co.,    I    Mo. 

P.  S.  C.,  p.  355- 
Electric  Lighting — Basis  of  $2  per  quarter $0.66^ 


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Weaver  v.  Kirkersville  Light,  Power  &  Ice  Co.,  I  Mo.  P.  S.  C.,  p.  225. 

Electric  Lighting — Residence    $0.75 

Electric  Lighting — Business — Basis  of  5^  for  each  6o-watt 

lamp,  but  not  less  than i.oo 

Electric  Power — per  k.  w.  connected  load i.oo 

McGregor-Noe  v.  Springfield  G.  &  E.  Co.,  I  Mo.  P.  S.  C.,  p.  468. 

Electric  Lighting — Residence    75- 

Electric  Lighting — Business — Basis  of  5^  for  each  6o-watt 

lamp,  but  not  less  than i.oo 

Electric  Power — per  k.  w.  connected  load 75 

Meek  v.  Consumers  Electric  Light  &  Power  Co.,  P.  U.  R.   1915  A, 

p.  958. 
Electric  Lighting  75 

City  of  Mexico  v.  Mexico  Power  Co.,  P.  U.  R.  1915  B,  p.  908. 

Electric  Lighting — Residence   75 

Electric  Lighting — Business   i.oo 

Commercial  Club  of  Charleston  v.  Missouri  Public  Service  Commis- 
sion, 7  R.  S.,  p.  233. 

Electric  Lighting — Residence   75 

Electric  Lighting — Commercial    i.oo 

Ft.  Scott  &  Nevada  Light,  Heat,  Water  &  Power  Co.,  P.  U.  R.  1915  F, 
p.  546. 

Electric   Lighting — Residence   75 

Electric  Power — Per  h.  p.  up  to  first  15  h.  p i.oo 

Second  15  h.  p.  75^  each  and  all  in  excess  of  30  h.  p.  at 

5orf  per  h.  p. 
Kramer  v.  St.  Joseph  Ry.,  Light,  Heat  &  Power  Co.,  3  Mo.  P.  S.  C., 

p.  403. 
Electric  Lighting 50 

§  53.  Missouri  Public  Service  Commission.     Gas  Utilities. 

City  of  Columbia  v.  Watts  Engineering  Co.,  2  Mo.  P.  S.  C.,  p.  190. 
Gas  Service   $0.75 

§  54.  Missouri  Public  Service  Commission.     Water  Utilities. 

Calvert  v.  Clinton  Light  &  Water  Co.,  I  Mo.  P.  S.  C.,  p.  191. 

Water  Service   $0.50 

Cole  v.  Ft.  Scott  &  Nevada  Light,  Heat  &  P.  Co.,  i  Mo.  P.  S.  C., 
p.  130. 

Water  Service — Domestic    50 

Water  Service — Business  .  i.oo 


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Brown  v.  Lawrence  Co.   Water,   Light  &  Cold   Storage  Co.,   I   Mo. 
P.  S.  C.,  p.  355- 

Water  Service—  Yz"  Meter   $0.50 

H"  Meter    50 

K"  Meter    .75 

i"      Meter    1.25 

Willow  Springs  v.  Light,  Power  &  Mfg.  Co.,  2  Mo.  P.  S.  C.,  p.  48. 

Water  Service — Domestic 75 

Water  Service — Business  i.oo 

§  55.  Montana  Public  Service  Commission.     Hlectric  Utilities. 

Helena  Light  &  Railway  Co.  Rate  Matter,  4  R.  S.,  p.  179. 

Electric  Lighting   $1.00 

City  of  Philipsburg  v.  Montana  Power  Co.,  P.  U.  R.  1915  B,  p.  384. 

Electric  Lighting 2.00 

§  56.  Nevada  Public  Service  Commission.     Hlectric  Utilities. 

Public  Service  Commission  of  Nevada  v.  Nevada-California  Power 
Co.,  Tan.  29,  1914.* 

Electric  Lighting   $1.50 

Electric  Power  1.50 

(Based  on  25^  per  connected  h.  p.  of  motors) 

City  of  Ely  v.  Ely  Light  &  Power  Co.,  4  R.  S.,  p.  215. 

Electric  Lighting  1.50 

Pacific  Power  Co.  Rate  Schedule,  5  R.  S.,  p.  179. 

Electric  Lighting  2.00 

Electric  Cooking  and  Heating 3.00 

Truckee  River  General  Electric  Co.  Rate  Matter,  5  R.  S.,  p.  249. 

Electric  Lighting i.oo 

Electric  Power — Per  rated  h.  p i.io 

§  57.  New  Jersey  Board  of  Public  Utility  Commissioners.    Hlec- 
tric Utilities. 

In  re  New  Egypt  Light,  Heat,  Power  &  Water  Co.,  P.  U.  R.  1915  D, 

p.  823. 

Electric  Energy — On  measured  light,  power,  and  combina- 
tion light  and  power  services,  a  minimum  monthly 
charge  for  use  of  line  service  and  equipment,  per 
plant  or  installation  for  equipments  as  stated  below, 
or  their  respective  equivalents  in  electric  energy 
demands,  will  be  made  as  follows : 


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No.  of  25-\vatt  lamps  Maximum  demand 

or  their  equivalent  in  watts  per  hour 

Under  5  lamps 100  watts $1.00 

5  to    9  inclusive. 225  watts 1.25 

10  to  15  inclusive 375  watts 1.50 

16  to  24  inclusive 600  watts 1.75 

25  and  above   above  600  watts 2.00 

Electric  Power — per  h.  p.  of  motor i.oo 

Public  Service  Electric  Co.  Complaint,  6  R.  $.,  277. 

Electric  Power — per  h.  p i.oo 

The  Rockland  Electric  Co.  New  Schedule  of  Rates,  June  14,  1915.* 

Electric  Energy   i.oo 

§  58.  New  Jersey  Board  of  Public  Utility  Commissioners.     Gas 
Utilities. 

In  re  Consolidated  Gas  Co.  Rates  at  Long  Branch,  i  N.  J.  P.   S.  C., 

p.  24. 
Gas  Service $0.25 

In  re  Wildwood,  Anglesea  &  Holly  Beach  Gas  Co.,  P.  U.  R.  1915  A, 

P-  343- 
Gas  Service   0.75 

In  re  Wildwood  Gas  Co.,  P.  U.  R.  1916  B,  p.  818. 

Gas  Service 75 

§  59.  New  Jersey  Public  Utility  Commission.     Water  Utilities. 
Chalmers  v.  Wildwood  W'ater  Works,  I  N.  J.  P.  S.  C.,  p.  162. 

Water  Service — Based  on  annual  charge  of  $8.00 So.66^ 

In  re  Acquackanonk   Water   Co.   Minimum   Charge   Matter,    I    N.  J. 

P.  S.  C.,  p.  419. 
Water  Service — Based  on  quarterly  charge  of  $3.00 i.oo 

§  60.  New  Hampshire  Public  Service  Commission.    Gas  Utilities. 
Pilsbury  et  al.  v.  Peoples  Gas  Light  Co.,  4  N.  H.  P.  S.  C.,  p.  446. 

Gas  Service —  3  or  5-light  meter $0.30 

lo-light  meter   40 

2O-light  and  over 50 


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§61.  New   York  Public   Service  Commission,   Second  District. 
Electric  Utilities. 

Buffalo  General  Electric  Co.  Rate  Schedule,  8  R.  S.,  p.  147. 

Electric  Lighting   $1.00 

Electric  Power — First  2  h.  p.  or  less i.oo 

and  50^  for  each  additional  h.  p. 

§  62.  New   York  Public  Service   Commission,   Second  District. 
Natural  Gas  Utilities. 

Le  Roy  Minimum  Charge  Matter,  P.  U.  R.  1916,  p.  132. 

"A  service  charge  of  50  cents  per  month  will  be  made  against 
each  consumer  unless  his  net  bill  for  gas  consumed  during  the 
month  shall  equal  or  exceed  50  cents.  The  monthly  service  charge 
will  cover  all  gas  furnished  during  the  period  for  which  such 
charge  is  made.'' 

Although  the  Commission  called  this  a  "service  charge,"  the 
last  sentence  in  the  quotation  makes  it  a  "minimum  charge"  in 
accordance  with  the  definition  in  §  4  herein. 

§  63.  Ohio  Public  Utilities  Commission.     Electric  Utilities. 

In  re  Bucyrus  Light  &  Power  Co.  Electric  Rate  Case.* 

Electric  Lighting — Residence   $0.50 

Electric  Lighting — Commercial    50 

Electric  Lighting — Sign  and  Window 2.00 

Electric  Power — 5  h.  p.  or  less : i.oo 

and  20^  per  h.  p.  for  each  additional  h.  p. 
Break-Down  Service — Per  k.  \\.  connected,  load 3.00 

§  64.  Oklahoma  Corporation  Commission.     Electric  Utilities. 

J.  I.  Case  Plow  Works  v.  Oklahoma  Gas  &  Electric  Co.,  Mar.  17,  1915.* 
Electric  Power — First  h.  p.  $1.00  plus  50^  for  each  addi- 
tional  h.  p $1.00 

Plansifter   Milling   Co.   v.   Oklahoma   Gas  &   Electric   Co.,   P.   U.   R. 

1016  A,  p.  210. 
Electric  Lighting  i.oo 

§  65.  Oregon  Public  Service  Commission.     Electric  Utilities. 

City  of  Bend  v.  Bend  Water,  Light  &  Power  Co.,  P.  U.  R.  1915  F, 
p.  920. 

Electric  Lighting  $1.00 

Electric  Power — Per  h.  p i.oo 


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Campbell  v.  Hood  River  Gas  &  Electric  Co.,  P.  U.  R.  1915  D,  p.  907. 

Electric  Service  in  city $1.00 

Electric  Service  outside  of  city 1.25 

LaGrande  Commercial  Club  v.  Eastern  Oregon  Light  &  Power  Co.. 

7  R.  S.,  p.  344- 
Electric  Service   1 .00 

§  66.  Oregon  Public  Service  Commission.     Water  Utilities. 

City  of  Bend  v.  Bend  Water,  Light  &  Power  Co.,  P.  U.  R.  1915  F, 
P-  923- 

Water  Service—  ft"  Meter   $1.60 

y±"  Meter    2.00 

i"      Meter    3.00 

i  yz"  Meter    4.50 

2"      Meter    8.00 

3"      Meter    13.50 

4"      Meter    21.00 

§  67.  Pennsylvania  Public  Service  Commission.    Electric  Utilities. 

Jas.  Thompson  &  M.  A.  Hanna  &  Co.  v.  Erie  Co.  Electric  Co.,  6  R.  S., 

p.  125. 
Electric  Power— Up  to  7*/2  h.  p $15.00 

Cauffiel  v.  Citizens  Light,  Heat  &  Power  Co.  of  Johnstown,  6  R.  S., 

p.  167. 
Electric  Lighting  i.oo 

Philadelphia  Electric  Co.,  9  R.  S.,  p.  84. 

Electric  Lighting — Residence   75 

Electric  Lighting — Retail  Service   i.oo 

Electric  Power — 50^  per  h.  p i.oo 

Harrisburg  (Pa.)  Light  &  Power  Co.,  2  R.  S.,  p.  79- 

Electric  Lighting   i.oo 

People's  Incandescent  Light  Co.,  Meadville,  Pa.,  4  R.  S.,  p.  325. 

Electric  Lighting   i.oo 

Electric  Power — $1.00  per  k.  w.  demand 2.00 

Norristown,  Pa.,  Counties  Gas  &  Elec.  Co.,  4  R.  S.,  p.  289. 

Electric  Lighting  1.50 

Electric  Power — $1.00  per  h.  p 2.00 


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§  68.  Pennsylvania  Public  Service  Commission.     Water  Utilities. 

Newcastle  Box  Co.  v.  City  of  Newcastle  Water  Co.,  P.  U.  R.  1916  C, 

p.  106. 
Water  Service — Based  on  minimum  charge  of  $5.00  per 

annum    $0.41^ 

§  69.  Vermont  Public  Service  Commission.     Electric  Utilities. 

Citizens  St.  Albans  v.  Vermont  Power  &  Mfg.  Co.,  Jan.  27,  1915.* 

Electric  Lighting — I  k.  w.  capacity $0.50 

Each  additional  k.  w.  capacity  50^  additional. 

§  70.   Washington  Public  Service  Commission.    Electric  Utilities. 

Pacific  Power  &  Light  Co.  Rate  Matter,  8  R.  S.,  p.  261. 

Electric  Lighting   $0.75 

§71.  Washington  Public  Service  Commission.     Water  Utilities. 

City  of  Bremmerton  v.  Garrison- Fisher  Co.,  P.  U.  R.  1915  C,  p.  597. 
Water  Service $1.00 

§  72.  West  Virginia  Public  Service  Commission.  Electric  Utilities. 

In  re  City  of  Wellsburg  v.  Tristate  Railroad  &  Electric  Co.,   Feb. 
21,  1916.* 

Electric  Lighting — Residence   $0.50 

Electric  Lighting — Commercial — 10^  for  each  50  watts  of 
active  connected  load 

Sign  and  Window  Lighting i.oo 

City  of  Wellsburg  v.  Wellsburg  Electric  Light,  Heat  &  Power  Co. 

Rate  Complaint,  9  R.  S.,  p.  41. 
Electric  Lighting   50 

§  73.  West  Virginia  Public  Service  Commission.    Water  Utilities. 
Thorn  v.  Montgomery  Light  &  "Water  Co.,  Feb.  29,  1916.* 

Water  Service  ' $0.75 

In  re  Charlestown  Water  Co.  Rate  Increase,  Feb.  18,  1916.* 

Water  Service — Based  on  annual  charge  of  $7.00 58^3 

§  74.  Wisconsin  Railroad  Commission.     Electric  Utilities. 
In  re  Application  Merrill  Ry.  &  Lt.  Co.,  2  W.  R.  C.,  p.  168. 

Electric  Lighting  $1.00 


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In  re  Application  Chippewa  Valley  Ry.,  Lt.  &  Power  Co.,  2  W.  R.  C., 

p.  326. 
Electric  Lighting $1.00 

In  re  Application  Medford  Lt.  &  Heating  Co.,  2  W.  R.  C.,  p.  422. 

Electric  Service — Up  to  30,000  watts i.oo 

30,000  to  50,000  watts 3.00 

More  than  50,000  watts 4.00 

In  re  Application  Chetek  Lt.  &  Power  Co.,  2  W.  R.  C.,  p.  670. 

Electric  Lighting i.oo 

In  re  Application  Chippewa  Valley  Ry.,  Lt.  &  Power  Co.,  2  \Y.  R.  C., 

p.  771. 
Electric  Lighting    1 .00 

In  re  Application  Stoughton  Municipal  Electric  Light  System,  3  W. 
R.  C.,  p.  499- 

Electric  Lighting   75 

Electric  Power — Per  h.  p i.oo 

In  re  Menominee  &  Marinette  Lt.  &  Traction  Co.,  3  W.  R.  C.,  p.  904. 
Electric  Lighting   i  .00 

In  re  Milwaukee  Lt.  &  Power  Co.,  4  W.  R.  C.,  p.  oo. 

Electric  Lighting i.oo 

Electric  Power  i  .00 

In  re  Cumberland  Municipal  Lighting  Plant,  4  W.  R.  C.,  p.  230. 

Electric  Lighting   75 

State  Journal  Printing  Co.  v.  Madison  Gas  &  Electric  Co.,  4  W.  R.  C., 
p.  748. 

Electric  Lighting   .' i.oo 

Electric  Power   1.50 

In  re  Waupaca  Electric  Lt.  &  Ry.  Co.,  5  W.  R.  C.,  p.  190. 

Electric  Lighting 75 

City  of  Manitowoc  v.  Manitowoc  Elec.  Lt.  Co.,  5  W.  R.  C.,  p.  300. 
Electric  Lighting   50 

In  re  Jeffrey  Municipal  Electric  Lt.  &  Water  Plant,  5  W.  R.  C.,  p.  586. 
Electric  Lighting 50 

In  re  Lancaster  Electric  Lt.  Co.  Rate  Increase,  6  W.  R.  C.,  p.  59. 
Electric  Lighting   75 

In  re  Greenwood  Municipal  Lt.  Plant  Rate  Increase,  6  W.  R.  C.,  p.  63. 
Electric  Lighting   40 

In  re  Durand  Lt.  &  Power  Co.  Rate  Increase,  6  W.  R.  C.,  p.  352. 
Electric  Lighting   75 


Bloomer  Electric  Light  Plant  Rate  Increase,  6  W.  R.  C.,  p.  512. 

Electric   Lighting    $0.50  . 

Electric  Power — Per  h.  p i.oo 

Red  Cedar  Valley  Electric  Co.  Rate  Increase,  6  W.  R.  C.,  p.  765. 

Electric  Power — Per  h.  p i.oo 

In  re  Madison  Gas  &  Electric  Co.  Rates,  7  W.  R.  C.,  p.  169. 

Electric  Lighting  i.oo 

City  of  Beloit  v.  Beloit  Water,  Gas  &  Electric  Co.,  7  W.  R.  C.,  p.  381. 

Electric  Service   i.oo 

Electric  Theatre  v.  Lodi  Elec.  Light  Plant,  7  W.  R.  C.,  p.  754. 

Electric  Lighting   50 

City  of  Rhinelander  v.  Rhinelander  Ltg.  Co.,  9  W.  R.  C.,  p.  438. 

Electric  Lighting — Commercial    i.oo 

In    re   Application    of    Village    of    Whitehall    for    Rate    Increase    in 
Municipal  Plant,  9  W.  R.  C.,  p.  481. 

Electric  Current 75 

In  re  Investigation  of  Various  Electric  Rates  in  the  City  of   Mil- 
waukee, 9  W.  R.  C.,  p.  572. 

Electric  Service — Commercial   i.oo 

Electric.  Power — 2  h.  p.  or  less 1.50 

and  75^  per  h.  p.  for  each  additional  h.  p. 
Chippewa  Valley  R.  L.  &  P.  Co.  Electric  Rates,  10  W.  R.  C.,  p.  703. 

Electric  Service   i.oo 

Superior  Commercial  Club  v.  Superior  W.  L.  &  P.  Co.,  10  W.  R.  C., 
p.  807. 

Commercial  Electric  Service — 5^  net  for  each  5O-watt  unit. 

Electric  Lighting — Sign  and  Outside  per  100  watts 35 

Electric  Heating  and  Cooking — Per  kilowatt i.oo 

Window,    Show   Case,   and   Basement   Salesroom   Light- 
ing— Per  100  watts 30 

In   re  Investigation   Evansville   Municipal   Elec.   Lt.   &  Water   Plant, 
ii  W.  R.  C.,  p.  214. 

Commercial  Electric  Lighting   75 

In  re  Arcadia  E.  L.  £  W.  Plant,  n  \V.  R.  C.,  p.  226. 

Commercial  Electric  Lighting   75 

In  re  Chetek  Light  &  Power  Co.  Rate  Increase,  n  W.  R.  C.,  p.  235. 

Commercial  Electric  Lighting   85 

In  re  Monticello  Electric  Light  Co.  Rate  Increase,  11  W.  R.  C.,  p.  266. 

Electric  Service   50 

In  re  Application  Water  &  Light  Commission  of  the  City  of  Colum- 
bus, n  W.  R.  C.,  p.  473. 

Commercial  Electric  Lighting   50 


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City  of  Green  Bay  v.  Green  Bay  Gas  &  Elec.  Co.,  12  W.  R.  C.,  p.  334. 

Electric  Energy   $1.00 

H.  G.  Douglas  v.  Equitable  Elec.  Lt.  Co.,  12  W.  R.  C.,  p.  356. 

Electric  Energy — Under  I  kilowatt 60 

From  i  to  2  kilowatts 80 

From  2  to  5  kilowatts. 1.25 

Over  5  kilowatts  2.25 

Commercial  Power — Per  active  h.  p 75 

In  re  Chippewa  Valley  Ry.,  Lt.  &  Power  Co.  Rate  Increase,  12  W. 
R.  C.,  p.  549- 

Electric  Energy    1 .00 

In  re  Oconto  Electric  Co.  Rate  Investigation,  12  W.  R.  C.,  p.  601. 

Electric  Energy   90  . 

In  re  Chippewa  Valley  Ry.,  Lt.  &  Power  Co.  Rate  Matter,  13  W.  R.  C., 

p.  22. 
Electric  Energy   i.oo 

In  re  Neshkoro  Light  &  Power  Co.  Rate  Increase,  13  W.  R.  C.,  p.  67. 
Electric  Energy  i.oo 

City  of  Waukesha  v.  Waukesha  Gas  &  Electric  Co.,   13  W.   R.  C., 

P-  134- 
Electric  Energy   75 

In  re  Madison  Gas  &  Electric  Co.  Rate  Situation,  13  W.  R.  C.,  p.  267. 
Electric  Service   , i.oo 

In  re  Darlington  Electric  Light  &  Water  Co.  Rate  Increase,  13  W. 

R.  C.,  p.  362. 
Electric  Service   1.50 

In  re  City  of  Menasha  Municipal  Electric  Light  Plant  Rate  Increase, 
13  W.  R.  C.,  p.  424. 

Electric  Service 50 

Electric  Power — Per  h.  p i.oo 

In  re  Chippewa  Valley  Ry.,  Lt.  &  Power  Co.  Case  in  the  City  of  Eau 

Claire,  13  W.  R.  C.,  p.  447. 
Electric  Service  i.oo 

In  re  Mt.  Horeb  Heat,  Light  &  Power  Co.,  13  W.  R.  C.,  p.  664. 

Electric  Energy i.oo 

In  re  Mosinee  Electric  Light  &  Power  Co.  Rate  Matter,  13  W.  R.  C., 

p.  824. 
Electric  Energy 50 

Hood  v.  Monroe  Electric  Co.,  14  W.  R.  C.,  p.  244. 

Electric  Service   .  i.oo 


33 

In  re  McGowan  Water,  Light  &  Power  Co.  Rate  Increase,  14  W.  R. 

C.,  p.  328. 
Electric  Service   $0.75 

In  re  Stevens  Point  Lighting  Co.  Rate  Increase,  14  W.  R.  C.,  p.  378. 

Electric  Energy   50 

Electric  Power— 2  h.  p.  or  less 50 

and  25^  for  each  additional  h.  p. 

Douglas  v.  Equitable  Electric  Light  Co.,  14  W.  R.  C.,  p.  391. 

Electric  Lighting  60 

Kittleson  v.  Elroy  Municipal  Water  &  Light  Plant,  14  W.  R.  C.f  p.  497. 
Electric  Service   50 

In  re  Brownton  Municipal  Light  Plant  Rate  Increase,  14  W.  R.  C., 

P.  567. 
Electric  Service 75 

In  re  Richland  Center  Electric  Light  &  Water  Plant  Rate  Increase, 

14  W.  R.  C.,  p.  593- 

Electric  Power— Per  h.  p 25 

Jones  v.  Berlin  Public  Service  Co.,  15  W.  R.  C.,  p.  146. 

Electric  Service i.oo 

In   re   Municipal   Electricity  Utility   of    Sun   Prairie    Rate   Increase, 

15  W.  R.  C.,  p.  198. 

Electric  Service   50 

In    re    Manitowoc    Municipal    Water    &    Electric    Light    Plant    Rate 

Adjustment,  15  W.  R.  C.,  p.  216. 
Electric  Power — Per  h.  p.  installed i.oo 

In  re  United  Heat,   Light  &  Power  Co.  Adjustment,   15  W.   R.   C., 

P.  515. 
Electric  Service   75 

In  re  Waterloo  Municipal  Water  &  Electric  Light  Plant  Rate  Adjust- 
ment, 15  W.  R.  C.,  p.  549. 
Electric  Service   75 

Charlesworth  v.  Omro  Electric  Light  Co.,  16  W.  R.  C.,  p.  35. 

Electric  Energy    75 

In  re  Ladysmith  Lighting  Co.  Rate  Investigation,  16  W.  R.  C.,  p.  71. 
Electric  Lighting   i.oo 

In  re  Burlington  Electric  Light  &  Power  Co.,  16  W.  R.  C.,  p.  86. 

Electric  Lighting   50 

Electric  Power — 2  h.  p.  or  less 1.50 

and  75^  per  h.  p.  for  each  additional  h.  p. 


34 

In  re  Brodhead  Municipal  Electric  Utility  Rate  Increase,  16  W.  R.  C., 
p.  i/o. 

Electric  Lighting  $0.75 

Electric  Power — First  h.  p i.oo 

and  5o<*  per  h.  p.  for  each  additional  h.  p. 

In  re  Ft.  Atkinson  Water  &  Light  Commission  Rate  Increase,  16  W. 
R.  C,  p.  221. 

Electric  Lighting — Within  city   60 

Outside  city 75 

In  re  Milwaukee  &  Fox  River  Valley  Ry.  Co.  Rate  Adjustment,   16 
W.  R.  C.,  p.  337- 

Electric  Service   i.oo 

Mathews  v.  Villa  Light  &  Power  Co.,  16  W.  R.  C.,  p.  574. 

Electric  Lighting  75 

Electric  Power — First  h.  p 75 

and  50^  for  each  additional  h.  p. 
Bosshard  v.  Hussa  Bros.  Light  &  Water  Co.,  16  W.  R.  C.,  p.  631. 

Electric  Lighting  75 

Electric  Power — Per  h.  p 75 

In  re  Bloomer  Electric  Light  &  Power  Co.  Rate  Increase,  16  W.  R.  C., 
p.  772. 

Electric  Lighting    2.50 

Electric  Power   2.50 

In  re  Starks  Lighting  &  Mill  Co.  Minimum  Charge  Matter,  16  W.  R. 
C.,  p.  829. 

Electric  Lighting   : 75 

Herman  Kreunen  v.  Cedar  Grove  Telephone  Co.,  17  W.  R.  C.,  p.  78. 

Electric  Power — First  h.  p i.oo 

and  40$  for  each  additional  h.  p. 

In   re  Village  of    Fennimore   Municipal   Light  Plant   Rate   Increase, 
17  W.  R.  C.,  p.  94. 

Electric  Lighting — Within  village 75 

Outside  village   i.oo 

Kauffman  v.  Hillsboro  Light  &  Power  Co.,  17  W.  R.  C.,  p.  389. 

Electric  Lighting   75 

§  75-  Wisconsin  Railroad  Commission.     Gas  Utilities. 

State  Journal  Printing  Co.  v.  Madison  Gas  &  Electric  Co.,  4  W.  R.  C., 
p.  748. 

Gas  Service $0.50 

City  of  Ripon  v.  Ripon  Light  &  Water  Co.,  5  W.  R.  C.,  p.  94. 

Gas  Service   50 


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In  re  Application  Green  Bay  Gas  &  Electric  Co.,  5  W.  R.  C.,  p.  109. 

Gas  Service  $0.40 

City  of  Racine  v.  Racine  Gas  Lt  Co.,  6  W.  R.  C.,  p.  324. 

Gas   Service —    3-Light  Meier  25 

5-Light  Meter  25 

jo-Light  Meter  35 

20- Light  Meter  35 

30- Light  Meter  50 

45-Light  Meter  60 

oo-Light  Meter  i.oo 

So-Light  Meter  1.50 

loo-Light  Meter  2.00 

2OO-Light  Meter  4.00 

City  of  Beloit  v.  Beloit  Water,  Gas  £  Electric  Co.,  7  W.  R.  C.,  p.  381. 

Gas  Service —    3-Light  Meter  25 

5-Light   Meter  25 

io-Light  Meter  35 

2O-Light  Meter  40 

30- Light  Meter  50 

45-Light  Meter 60 

6o-Light  Meter  i.oo 

So-Light  Meter  i.oo 

loo- Light  Meter  2.00 

ISO-Light  Meter  3.00 

2OO-Light  Meter 4.00 

City  of  Neenah  v.  Wisconsin  Traction  L.,  H.  &  P.  Co.,  7  W.  R.  C, 
p.  491. 

Gas   Service —    3-Light  Meter  25 

5-Light  Meter  25 

io-Light  Meter  35 

20- Light  Meter  35 

3O-Light  Aleter  50 

45-Light  Meter  60 

oo-Light  Meter i.oo 

So-Light  Meter  1.50 

loo-Light  Meter  2.00 

200- Light  Meter  4.00 

Lothrop  v.  Village  of  Sharon  W.  G.  &  El.  Plant,  8  W.  R.  C.,  p.  495. 

Gas   Service —    3-Light   Meter  50 

5-Light  Meter 65 


36 

J.  C.  Meyer  v.  Sheboygan  G.  Lt.  Co.,  9  W.  R.  C.,  p.  467. 

Gas   Service —    3-Light  Meter  $0.25 

5-Light  Meter  25 

10- Light  Meter  35 

2O-Light  Meter  50 

45-Ught  Meter  60 

6o-Light  Meter  i.oo 

So-Light  Meter  1.50 

loo-Light  Meter 2.00 

200- Light  Meter  4.00 

J.  C.  Meyer  v.  Sheboygan  G.  Lt.  Co.,  11  W.  R.  C.,  p.  317. 

Gas   Service —    3-Light  Meter  25 

5-Light  Meter  25 

io-Light  Meter  35 

2O-Light  Meter  50 

45-Light  Meter  60 

oo-Light  Meter  i.oo 

So- Light  Meter  1.50 

ico- Light  Meter  2.00 

2OO-Light  Meter  4.00 

City  of  Green  Bay  v.  Green  Bay  Gas  &  Electric  Co.,  12  W.   R.  C. 

P-  334- 
Gas  Service  40 

City  of  Milwaukee  v.  Milwaukee  G.  Lt.  Co.,  12  W.  R.  C.,  p.  442. 

Gas  Service —    3,  5  or  10- Light  Meter 27 

20,  30,  45  or  60- Light  Meter 54 

So,  loo  or  150- Light  Meter 1.08 

200,  250  or  300- Light  Meter 2.16 

City  of  Waukesha  v.   Waukesha  Gas  &  Electric   Co.,   13  W.   R.   C. 
P-  135- 

Gas   Service —    3-Light  Meter  40 

5-Light  Meter  40 

io-Light  Meter  50 

20- Light  Meter  60 

30-Light  Meter  70 

45-Light  Meter 85 

6o-Light  Meter  i.oo 

So-Light  Meter  1.50 

100- Light  Meter  2.00 

200- Light  Meter  4.00 

300- Light  Meter  6.00 


37 

Louis  F.  Yanko  v.  Portage  American  Gas  Co.,  13  W.  R.  C.,  p.  144. 

Gas   Service—    3-Light   Meter  $0.25 

5-Light  Meter  25 

lO-Light  Meter  35 

2O-Light  Meter  50 

45-Light  Meter  65 

6o-Light  Meter  i.oo 

So-Light  Meter  1.50 

100- Light  Meter  2.00 

200- Light  Meter  4.00 

Jones  v.  Berlin  Public  Service  Co.,  15  W.  R.  C.,  p.  147. 

Gas  Service  50 

§  76.  Wisconsin  Railroad  Commission.     Water  Utilities. 
City  of  Ripon  v.  Rippn  Light  &  Water  Co.,  5  W.  R.  C.,  p.  94. 
Water  Service — 

y2"  and  s/s"  Meters   (Annual  Charge  $7.00) $0.58% 

?4"  Meter  (Annual  Charge    8.00) 66% 

i"      Meter  (Annual  Charge    9.00) .75 

iy2"  Meter  (Annual  Charge  10.00) 83  H 

-2"      Meter  (Annual  Charge  12.00) i.oo 

In  re  Application  Peoples  Water,  Light  &  Power  Co.,  10  W.  R.  C., 
p.  660. 

Water  Service    75 

In  re  Village  of  Elkhart  Lake  Rate  Adjustment,  II  W.  R.  C.,  p.  695. 
Water  Service — 

$/s"  Meter   (Quarterly  Charge  $1.50) 50 

34"  Meter   (Quarterly  Charge    2.00) 66% 

i"       Meter  (Quarterly  Charge    2.50) 83^ 

1 54"  Meter   (Quarterly  Charge     3.00) i.oo 

il/2f  Meter   (Quarterly  Charge    4.00) 1-33% 

2"      Meter   (Quarterly  Charge     5.00) 1.66% 

3"       Meter   (Quarterly  Charge     7.00) 2.335/3 

4"      Meter   (Quarterly  Charge  10.00) 3-33H 

In  re  New  Glarus  L.  &  W.  Plant  Rate  Increase,  11  W.  R.  C.,  p.  711. 
Water  Service — 

s/s"  Meter   (Quarterly  Charge  $1.25) 41% 

34"  Meter   (Quarterly  Charge     1.50) 50 

i"      Meter   (Quarterly  Charge    2.00) 66% 

i1/^"  Meter   (Quarterly  Charge    2.50) 83% 

2"      Meter  (Quarterly  Charge     3.00) i.oo 

3 


33 

In  re  Fehnimore  Municipal  Water  &  Light  Plant  Rate  Increase,   12 

W.  R.  C.,  p.  211. 
Water  Service  — 

s/s"  Meter   (Quarterly  Charge  $1.25)  ...............  $0.41% 

?4"  Meter   (Quarterly  Charge     1.50)  ...........  .....  50 

i"       Meter   (Quarterly  Charge     2.00)  ................  66% 

il/>"  Meter   (Quarterly  Charge     2.50)  ................  83  H 

2"       Meter   (Quarterly  Charge     4.00)  ...............     i-33>3 

City  of  Sparta  Municipal  Water  Plant  Rate  Increase,   12  W.  R.   C., 

p.  546. 
Water  Service  — 

y$'  Meter    (Semi-annual  Charge  $2.75)  .............  455/6 

y\'  Meter    (Semi-annual  Charge  3.50)  .............  58^/3 

i"       Ateter    (Semi-annual   Charge  4.00)  .............  66% 

iy2"  Meter    (Semi-annual   Charge  5.00)  .............  83% 

2"       Meter    (Semi-annual  Charge  7.00)  ............     1.16% 

3"       Meter    (Semi-annual   Charge  9.00)  ............     1.50 

4"       Meter    (Semi-annual  Charge  12.00)  ............     2.00 

In  re  Oconomowoc  Municipal  W:ater  Plant  Rate  Increase,  14  W.  R.  C:, 

P.  395- 
Water  Service  —  (Annual  Charge  $5.00) 


Kittleson  v.  Elroy  Municipal  Water  &  Light  Plant,  14  W.  R.  C.,  p.  496. 
\Vater  Service  — 

s/s"  Meter   (Quarterly  Charge  $1.25)  ................  41% 

24"  Meier   (Quarterly  Charge     1.50)  ................  50 

i"       Meter   (Quarterly  Charge     2.25)  ................  75 

il/2"  Meter    (Quarterly  Charge     3.75)  .  .-.-  ............     1.25 

2"       Meter   (Quarterly  Charge     5.25)  ...............      1.75 

In  re  Richland  Center  Electric  Light  &  Water  Plant  Rate  Increase, 

14  W.  R.  C.,  p.  593- 
Water   Service  —  (Semi-annual  Charge  $2.50) 


Dennett  v.  City  of  Sheboygan,  14  W.  R.  C.,  p.  650. 

Water  Service  —  ^2"  and  y&'  Meter  ......................  40 

Yi"  Meter    .............................  50 

i"       Meter   ............................       .80 

i  y\"  Meter    .............................  90 

\y*"  Meter    ............................     i.io 

2"       Meter    ............................     1.60 

3"       Aleter    ............................     2.45 

4"       Meter    ............................     4.20 

6"       Meter    .  8.20 


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Hughes  v.  Water-town  Water  Works,  14  W.  R.  C.,  p.  688. 
Water  Service— 

ft"  Meter  (Quarterly  Charge  $1.15) $0.38^ 

Yl"  Meter   (Quarterly  Charge     1.50) 50 

i"      Meter   (Quarterly  Charge    2.00) 
\y>"  Meter   (Quarterly  Charge     2.50) 

2"      Meter   (Quarterly  Charge     4.00) i-33/<3 

4"       Meter    (Quarterly  Charge     9.00) 3.00 

6"      Meter   (Quarterly  Charge  16.00) 5-33l/3 

In  re  Park  Falls  Municipal  Water  \Vorks  Rate  Increase,  15  W.  R.  C., 

p.  285. 
Water  Service   50 

In  re  Light  &  W'ater  Commission  of  the  City  of  Barren,  16  W.  R.  C., 

P.  593- 
Water  Service — 

y*'  Meter   (Quarterly  Charge  $1.50)  . 50 

24"  Meter   (Quarterly  Charge    2.00) 66^ 

i"       Meter   (Quarterly  Charge     2.50) 83^ 

il/2"  Meter   (Quarterly  Charge     3.00) i.oo 

2"       Meter    (Quarterly  Charge     5.00) 1.66% 

3"       Meter   (Quarterly  Charge  10.00) 3-33/<3 

4"       Meter    (Quarterly  Charge  25.00) 8.33^ 

In  re  Prairie  du  Chien  Municipal  Water  Plant,  17  W.  R,  C.,  p.  268. 
Water  Service — 

y$r  Meter   (Quarterly  Charge  $1.50) 50 

y±"  Meter   (Quarterly  Charge     2.00) 662/3 

i"       Meter   (Quarterly  Charge     2.50) 83^ 

il/2*  Meter   (Quarterly  Charge     3.00) i.oo 

2"       Meter   (Quarterly  Charge     4.00) 1-33^3 

3"       Meter   (Quarterly  Charge     6.25) 2.08^/3 

4"       Meier    (Quarterly  Charge   10.00) 3-33//3 

6"       Meter   (Quarterly  Charge  15.00) 5.00 

Each  additional  consumer,  Quarterly  Charge  $1.00. . . 


PART  III. 

NON-ADJUDICATED  MINIMUM  CHARGES  IN  EXISTING 
RATE  SCHEDULES. 


§  77.  Connecticut  Public   Utilities  Commission.     Electric    Utili- 

ties, Monthly  Minimum  Charges. 
New  London  Gas  &  Electric  Division  of  the  Connecticut  Power  Co., 

3  R.  S.,  p.  339- 
Electric  Lighting  —  Residence    ...........................  $1.00 

Electric  Lighting  —  Commercial  per  k.  w.  connected  load..     3.50 
The  United  Illuminating  Co.,  Bridgeport,  Conn.,  4  R.  S.,  p.  337. 


Electric  Lighting 

I  OO 

(Based  on  minimum  charge  of  $12.00  per  annum) 
Electric.  Power  —  J/2  h.  p  

I.OO 

i       h  p 

I  50 

2      h.  p 

2  OO 

3       h.  p  

2.5O 

A      ho 

^  OO 

c       h  p 

4.OO 

7l/2  h.p  
10      h.  D.   . 

.      4.00 

and  50^  per  h.  p.  per  month  for  all  over 
10  h.  p.  installed. 

§  78.  Massachusetts  Gas  and  Electric  Light  Commission.     Elec- 
tric Utilities,  Monthly  Minimum  Charges. 

The  following  show  the  minimum  charges  in  effect  in  Electric  Sched- 
ules under  the  Commission's  supervision,  taken  from  the  Commission's 
1915  Report.  The  figures  at  the  left  indicate  the  page  number  from  which 
the  data  were  taken. 

Private  Companies 

163  Abington   &   Rockland  .  .  .    Electric  Lighting    ...............  $1.00 

Electric  Heating    ................     i.oo 

Electric  Power    .................     1.50 

164  Adams    .................    Electric  Power    .................     i.oo 

164    Agawam    ...............    Electric  Lighting    ...  .............  50 

Electric  Power  —  3  h.  p.  or  less.  .  .     1.50 
164    Am.  W.  Co.   (Maynard)  .    Electric  Lighting    ................  75 

164  Amesbury  ..............  Electric  Lighting  ...............  i.oo 

Electric  Power    .  i.oo 


41 

164  Amherst    Electric  Lighting  $0.50 

Electric  Power — 3  h.  p.  or  less...     1.50 
and   50^   for  each   additional 
h.p. 

165  Athol    Electric  Lighting    50 

Electric  Power  i.oo 

165  Attleborough  Electric  Lighting  75 

Electric  Power  i.oo 

165  Ayer  Electric  Lighting  75 

Electric  Power  i.oo 

165  Beverly  Electric  Lighting  75 

Electric  Power    i.oo 

165  Blackstone    Electric  Lighting     (Adjusted    on 

yearly  basis) i.oo 

Electric  Heating    i.oo 

Electric  Power    i.oo 

166  Block  Plant    (Boston) . . .    Electric  Lighting    i.oo 

Electric  Power    i.oo 

167  Cambridge    Electric  Power    i.oo 

167  Cen.  Mass Electric  Lighting    50 

Electric  Power    i.oo 

168  Charleston    Electric  Lighting    75 

Electric  Power    i.oo 

168  Citizens    (Nantucket) ....    Electric  Lighting    i.oo 

169  Clinton    ;  . . .    Electric  Lighting    75 

Electric  Power    i.oo 

169     E.  Hampton  Electric  Lighting    50 

Electric  Power    1.50 

169  Edison-Boston    Electric  Lighting    .75 

170  Edison-Brockton    Electric  Lighting    i.oo 

Electric  Power    i.oo 

171  Fall  River   Electric  Power    3.00 

171  Fitchburg    Electric  Lighting    75 

Electric  Heating    2.00 

Electric  Power    i.oo 

172  Franklin    Electric  Lighting    50 

Electric  Heating    i.oo 

Electric  Power    1.50 

172     Gardner   Electric  Lighting    75 

Electric  Heating    75 

Electric  Power    50 


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172  Glouster    Electric  Lighting $1.00 

Electric  Power    2.50 

173  Great  Barrington    Electric  Lighting    75 

Electric  Power    50 

173     Greenfield    Electric  Lighting .50 

Electric  Power    1.50 

173  Harvard     Electric  Lighting    75 

Electric  Power    i.oo 

174  Haverhill    Electric  Lighting    .- 75 

Electric  Heating 2.00 

175  Lawrence    Electric  Lighting    i.oo 

Electric  Power    i.oo 

175     Lenox    Electric  Lighting    75 

Electric  Power    i.oo 

175  Leominster    Electric  Lighting    75 

Electric  Power    i.oo 

176  Lowell    Electric  Lighting    i.oo 

Electric  Heating    2.22 

Electric  Power    i.oo 

177  Lynn    Electric  Lighting    50 

Electric  Power    2.00 

177  Maiden    Electric  Lighting    75 

Electric  Heating    2.00 

Electric  Power    1.50 

178  Marion    Electric  Lighting i.oo 

178  Marlborough    Electric  Lighting    75 

179  Milford    Electric  Lighting    75 

179    Mill  River   Electric  Lighting    75 

179    New  Bedford   Electric  Lighting    .75 

Electric  Power 1.50 

179  Newburyport Electric  Lighting    75 

Electric  Power    i.oo 

180  No.  Adams   Electric  Power    i.oo 

180    Northampton Electric  Lighting    75 

Electric  Power    2.50 

180    North  Brookfield   Electric  Lighting 50 

Electric  Power    i.oo 

180     Norton    Electric  Lighting    1.25 

Electric  Power    1.50 


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181  Plymouth    Electric  Lighting  $l.oo 

Electric  Power — per  h.  p i.oo 

182  Quincy   Electric  Lighting    75 

Electric  Power    . i.oo 

182     Randolph    Electric  Lighting    I.OO 

Electric  Power — per  h.  p i.oo 

182     Salem    Electric  Lighting    50 

Electric  Power — per  meter  i.oo 

(Total  minimum  charge  shall 
not  exceed  $24.00  per 
year.) 

182     Seekonk    Electric  Lighting    (Minimum   for 

season  $10.00) 83^3 

Electric  Heating    2.00 

Electric  Power    i.oo 

184     Shirley    Electric  Lighting    75 

Electric  Heating    i.oo 

Electric  Power    i.oo 

184     Spencer    Electric  Lighting    : 75 

Electric  Power    i.oo 

184  Stockbridge   Electric  Lighting    i.oo 

185  Suburban    Electric  Lighting    75 

Electric  Power    1.50 

185     Sunderland    Electric  Lighting    50 

Electric  Power    1.50 

185  Tyngsboro    Electric  Lighting    i.oo 

186  United   (Springfield)    Electric  Lighting     (Yearly    basis 

$8.00)     66^ 

Electric  Power      (Yearly      basis 

$15-00)     1.25 

186    Ware    Electric  Lighting    50 

Electric  Power    i.oo 

186  Webster    Electric  Lighting    75 

187  Wey mouth    Electric  Lighting     ($6.00    Season 

to  Summer  Customers)    i.oo 

187    Williamstown    Electric  Power — per  h.  p i.oo 

187  Winchendon    Electric  Lighting    i.oo 

Electric  Power    i.oo 

188  Worcester    Electric  Lighting    75 

Electric  Heating    75 

Electric  Power    .  i.oo 


44 

i88    Worcester    (Suburban) . .    Electric  Lighting $1.00 

Electric  Heating    2.50 

Electric  Power    i.oo 

Municipal  Plants 

293    Ashburham    Electric  Lighting    i.oo 

Electric  Power    50 

293     Belmont    Electric  Lighting    i.oo 

293     Boylston    Electric  Lighting    i.oo 

293     Braintree    Electric  Lighting    75 

293     Chicopee    Electric  Lighting    50 

Electric  Power    i.oo 

293     Concord    Electric  Lighting    75 

Electric  Heating    75 

Electric  Power    i.oo 

293  Danvers    Electric  Lighting    50 

Electric  Power    i.oo 

294  Georgetown    Electric  Lighting    75 

Electric  Power  60 

294  Groton  Electric  Lighting  75 

Electric  Power  75 

294  Groveland  Electric  Lighting  75 

294  Hingham    Electric  Lighting    50 

Electric  Heating    i.oo 

Electric  Power — 

(On  yearly  basis  of  $10.00) . .       .83^3 
(Summer  residents  $1.50  per 
month.) 

204    Holden    Electric  Lighting    i.oo 

Electric  Power    i.oo 

295  Holyoke    Electric  Lighting    50 

Electric  Power    50 

295  Hudson Electric  Lighting    i.oo 

Electric  Power    i.oo 

296  Ipswich    Electric  Lighting    50 

296    Littleton    Electric  Lighting    75 

296     Lunenburg    Electric  Lighting    75 

296    Mansfield    Electric  Lighting    75 

Electric  Heating    75 

Electric  Power    .  i.oo 


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296    Marblehead  Electric  Lighting  $0.50 

Electric  Heating    i.oo 

Electric  Power    2.00 

296  Merrimac    Electric  Lighting    i.oo 

297  Middleborough    Electric  Lighting    i.oo 

297    Middleton   Electric  Lighting    i.oo 

297    No.  Attleborough  Electric  Lighting  50 

Electric  Power — per  h.  p i.oo 

297    Norwood    Electric  Lighting    i.oo 

297  Paxton    Electric  Lighting    i.oo 

208     Peabody    Electric  Lighting    50 

Electric  Power   i.oo 

208     Princeton    Electric  Lighting    i.oo 

208     Reading    Electric  Lighting    75 

Electric  Heating    i.oo 

Electric  Power    i.oo 

298  Rowley    Electric  Lighting    75 

298  Shrewsbury    Electric  Lighting    50 

Electric  Power    2.00 

208     So.  Hadley  Electric  Lighting    50 

208  Sterling    Electric  Lighting    i.oo 

Electric  Heating    i.oo 

Electric  Power    i.oo 

209  Taunton Electric  Lighting    75 

Electric  Heating    75 

Electric  Power    75 

299  Templeton Electric  Lighting    i.oo 

Electric  Power    i.oo 

50^  for  each  additional  meter 
installed. 

300  Wellesley    Electric  Lighting — 

(Basis  of  $10.00  year) 83^/3 

Electric  Power — 

(Basis  of  $10.00  year) 83^ 


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§  79-  Massachusetts  Gas  and  Electric  Light  Commission.     Gas 
Utilities,  Monthly  Minimum  Charges. 

The  following  shows  the  minimum  charges  in  effect  in  Gas  Schedules 
under  the  Commission's  supervision,  taken  from  the  Commission's  1915 
Report.  The  figures  at  the  left  indicate  the  page  number  from  which  the 
data  were  taken. 

Private  Companies 

149  Amesbury    Gas  Service $0.50 

149  Arlington    Gas  Servicef 50 

149  Blackstone     Gas  Servicef 5° 

150  Boston  Consolidated   Gas  Servicef 5O 

1 50  Brockton   Gas  Servicef 5° 

150  Citizens    Gas  Servicef 50 

150  Clinton    Gas  Servicef 5O 

150  Dedham    Gas  Servicef 50 

151  East  Boston   Gas  Servicef 5O 

151  Fitchburg    Gas  Service 25 

151  Framingham    Gas  Service 50 

151  Gardner   Gas  Service 40 

151  Gloucester    Gas  Service 25 

151  Greenfield    Gas  Service 50 

151  Haverhill    Gas   Servicef 50 

152  Hyannis    Gas'  Service 50 

152     Leominster    Gas   Servicef 50 

152  Lexington    Gas    Servicef 5O 

153  Marlborough    Gas    Service 50 

153  Natick Gas    Service .50 

153  New  Bedford    Gas   Service^ 25 

153  Newburyport    Gas  Service — Basis   of   $1.00  per 

quarter    33  MJ 

153     Newton    Gas    Servicef 5° 

153     Northampton    Gas    Servicef 50 

153  No.  Attleborough   Gas    Service^ 50 

154  .  Norwood    Gas    Service 50 

1 54    Old  Colony   Gas    Servicef 5° 

154     Otis  Co Gas    Service 25 

f  If  bills  average  less  for  year. 

I  If  customer  has  not  used  over  $7  worth  of  gas  during  preceding  12  months. 


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154    Plymouth    Gas  Service   $0.50 

154    Salem    Gas  Service 25 

154  Spencer    Gas  Servicef 50 

155  Suburban    Gas  Service 25 

155    Taunton    Gas  Service 25 

155    Vineyard  Haven Gas  Service 50 

155    Vineyard  O.  B Gas  Service 50 

155    Woburn   Gas  Service — 

On  5-light  meters 25 

On  larger  meters 50 

155     Worcester  Co Gas    Servicef 50 

§  80.  Massachusetts  Gas  and  Electric  Light  Commission.     Water 
Utilities,  Annual  Minimum  Charges. 

The  following  shows  the  annual  minimum  charge  in  effect  in  Water 
Rate  Schedules  under  the  Commission's  supervision,  taken  from  the  Com- 
mission's 1915  Report.  The  figures  at  the  left  indicate  the  page  number 
from  which  the  data  were  taken. 

213  Amherst    Water  Service $8.00 

213  Barnstable    Water  Service 12.00 

213  Bridgewaters    Water  Service 20.00 

214  Cohasset    Water  Service » 22.50 

214  Cottage  City   Water  Service 14.00 

214  Dedham    s Water  Service 6.00 

214  East  Mountain   Water  Service 10.00 

214  Edgartown    . . .  ; Water  Service 16.00 

214  Fairhaven    Water  Service 10.00 

214  Granville  Center  Water  Service 6.00 

214  Groton Water  Service 6.00 

214  Hingham    Water  Service '. 8.00 

214  Housatonic Water  Service 18.00 

215  Ludlow    Water  Service 6.00 

215  Milf ord Water  Service 12.00 

215  Millbury    Water  Service 14.40 

215  Northfield    Water  Service 9.00 

215  Northfield  Schools  Water  Service 12.00- 

t  If  bills  average  less  for  year. 


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215  Norton    Water  Service $12.00 

215  Oxford    Water  Service 10.00 

215  Palmer    —  Water  Service 10.00 

215  Southbridge    : Water  Service 6.00 

216  Wannacomet    Water  Service 6.00 

216  Westf ord    Water  Service 10.00 

216  Weston    Water  Service 18.00 

§81.  New    York   Public   Service    Commission   Second   District 
Electric  Utilities.     Monthly  Minimum  Charges. 

The  following  minimum  charges,  furnished  by  the  Commission,  are 
in  effect  under  its  supervision.    The  data  were  taken  from  pages  69,  119, 
163  and  223  of  the  Commission's   Seventh  Annual   Report  and  given  in 
same  order. 
Private  Companies 

Buffalo    Electric  Lighting    $1.00 

Buffalo    Electric  Lighting    i.oo 

Electric  Power    i.oo 

Lackawanna    Electric  Lighting    i.oo 

Electric  Power    i.oo 

Blasdell    Electric  Lighting    oo 

Electric  Power    oo 

Kenmore   Electric  Lighting    oo 

Electric  Power    oo 

Williamsville    Electric  Lighting    oo 

Electric  Power oo 

Amherst   Electric  Lighting    i.oo 

Electric  Power    i.oo 

Scotia   Electric  Lighting    50 

Electric  Power    i.oo 

Ballston    Electric  Lighting    50 

Electric  Power    i.oo 

Clifton  Park  Electric  Lighting    .50 

Electric  Power    i.oo 

Colonie    Electric  Lighting    50 

Electric  Power    i.oo 

Glenville    Electric  Lighting    50 

Electric  Power   i.oo 

Niskayuna    Electric  Lighting    50 

Electric  Power    .  i.oo 


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Rotterdam    Electric  Lighting  $0.50 

Electric  Power    i.oo 

Yonkers    Electric  Power — 

Retail   Power   Contract 3.00 

Floral  Park    Electric  Lighting    i.oo 

Electric  Power    i.oo 

Great  Neck   Electric  Lighting    i.oo 

Electric  Power    i.oo 

Mineola    Electric  Lighting    i.oo 

Electric  Power    i.oo 

Sea  Cliff   Electric  Lighting    i.oo 

Electric  Power    i.oo 

Hempstead    Electric  Lighting    i.oo 

Electric  Power    i.oo 

Oyster  Bay Electric  Lighting    i.oo 

Electric  Power    i.oo 

Baldwin    Electric  Lighting    i.oo 

Electric  Power    i.oo 

Bayville    Electric  Lighting    i.oo 

Electric  Power    i.oo 

Central  Park Electric  Lighting    i.oo 

Electric  Power    i.oo 

East  Norwich    Electric  Lighting    i.oo 

Electric  Power i.oo 

East  Williston  Electric  Lighting    i.oo 

Electric  Power    i.oo 

Garden  City Electric  Lighting    i.oo 

Electric  Power    i.oo 

Glen  Cove  Electric  Lighting   i.oo 

Electric  Power    i.oo 

Hicksville    Electric  Lighting    i.oo 

Electric  Power    i.oo 

Hyde  Park  Electric  Lighting    i.oo 

Electric  Power    i.oo 

Locust  Valley Electric  Lighting    i.oo 

Electric  Power    i.oo 

Manhasset    Electric  Lighting    i.oo 

Electric  Power    i.oo 

Port  Washington   Electric  Lighting    i.oo 

Electric  Power    i.oo 


50 

Roslyn    Electric  Lighting  $1.00 

Electric  Power    oo 

Thomaston  ' Electric  Lighting    oo 

Electric  Power    oo 

Westbury   Electric  Lighting    oo 

Electric  Power    oo 

Niagara   Falls    Electric  Lighting  (B  &  N  F  E  L 

&     P     Co.— $2.00     for     new 

service)     75 

Electric  Power    75 

Binghampton   Electric  Lighting    i.io 

Electric  Power    i.oo 

Lestershire    Electric  Lighting    i.io 

Electric  Power    i.oo 

Port  Dickinson   Electric  Lighting    i.io 

Electric  Power    i.oo 

Conklin    Electric  Lighting    i.io 

Electric  Power    i.oo 

Union    Electric  Lighting    i.io 

Electric  Power    i.oo 

No.   Tonawanda Electric  Lighting    i.oo 

Electric  Power    2.qo 

Tonawanda    Electric  Lighting    i.oo 

Electric  Power    2.00 

Pendleton    Electric  Lighting    i.oo 

Electric  Power    2.00 

\Yheatfield    Electric  Lighting    i.oo 

Electric  Power    2.00 

Fredonia    Electric  Lighting    1.25 

Electric  Power    1.25 

Ithaca    Electric  Lighting    i.oo 

Electric  Power    i.oo 

Amsterdam    Electric  Lighting    i.oo 

Electric  Power    i.oo 

Canajoharie    Electric  Lighting    i.oo 

Electric  Power    i.oo 

Fort  Plain  Electric  Lighting    i.oo 

Electric  Power    i.oo 

Nelliston    Electric  Lighting    i.oo 

Electric  Power    .  i.oo 


Palatine  Bridge   Electric  Lighting $1.00 

Electric  Power   i.oo 

St.  Johnsville   Electric  Lighting    i.oo 

Electric  Power    i.oo 

Sharon  Springs    Electric  Lighting    i.oo 

Electric  Power    i.oo 

Manheim    Electric  Lighting    i  .00 

Electric  Power   i.oo 

Minden Electric  Lighting    i.oo 

Electric  Power   i.oo 

Palatine    Electric  Lighting    i.oo 

Electric  Power   i.oo 

Batavia    Electric  Power   i.oo 

Oakfield    Electric  Power    ,  i.oo 

Alabama Electric  Power    i.oo 

Newstead    Electric  Power    i.oo 

Amsterdam    Electric  Lighting    50 

Electric  Power — $2.00  on  all  inst. 

over  i  h.  p i.oo 

Fort  Johnson  Electric  Lighting    i.oo 

Electric  Power — $2.00  on  all  inst. 

over  i  h.  p i.oo 

Fort  Hunter Electric  Lighting    i.oo 

Electric  Power — $2.00  on  all  inst. 

over  i  h.  p i.oo 

Tribes  Hill  Electric  Lighting    i.oo 

Electric  Power — $2.00  on  all  inst. 

over  i  h.  p i.oo 

Amityville    Electric  Lighting    i.oo 

Electric  Power — 50^  per  h.  p i.oo 

Northport    Electric  Lighting    i.oo 

Electric  Power — 50^  per  h.  p i.oo 

Babylon    Electric  Lighting    i.oo 

Electric  Power — 50^  per  h.  p i.oo 

Huntington    Electric  Lighting    i.oo 

Electric  Power — 50^  per  h.  p i.oo 

Islip    Electric  Lighting    i.oo 

Electric  Power — 50^  per  h.  p i.oo 

Oyster  Bay Electric  Lighting    i.oo 

Electric  Power — 50^  per  h.  p i.oo 


52 

Smithtown    Electric  Lighting $1.00 

Electric  Power — 50^  per  h.  p i.oo 

Hillburn     Electric  Lighting — 

Single-phase  meter 75 

Polyphase   meter    -. . .     1.50 

Suffern    Electric  Lighting — 

Single-phase  meter 75 

Polyphase   meter    1.50 

Ramapo   Electric  Lighting— 

Single-phase  meter 75 

Polyphase   meter    1.50 

Tallman Electric  Lighting — 

Single-phase  meter 75 

Polyphase   meter .     1.50 

Jamestown    Electric  Lighting    i.oo 

Celoron    Electric  Lighting    i.oo 

Falconer    Electric  Lighting    i.oo 

Ellicott    Electric  Lighting    i.oo 

Cortland    Electric  Lighting    60 

Electric  Power   i.oo 

Homer    «.  . .    Electric  Lighting    60 

Electric  Power    i.oo 

McGrawville Electric  Lighting    60 

Electric  Power    i.oo 

Cortlandville    Electric  Lighting    60 

Electric  Power    i.oo 

Preble    Electric  Lighting    60 

Electric  Power   i.oo 

Waverly    Electric  Lighting    i.io 

Electric  Power    i.oo 

Fulton Electric  Lighting- 
Residential    90 

Commercial    1.25 

Electric  Power- 
Small   Motors    1.20 

Large  Motors    i.oo 

Granby    Electric  Lighting — 

Residential    90 

Commercial    1.25 

Electric  Power — 

Small  Motors    1.20 

Large  Motors    i.oo 


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Volney Electric  Lighting — 

Residential $0.90 

Commercial    1.25 

Electric  Power — 

Small  Motors    1.20 

Large  Motors    i.oo 

Bloomingdale    Electric  Lighting    75 

Electric  Power    75 

.Saranac  Lake Electric  Lighting    75 

Electric  Power    75 

Black  Brook   Electric  Lighting    -. 75 

Electric  Power    75 

Brighton    Electric  Lighting    75 

Electric  Power    75 

Franklin    • Electric  Lighting    75 

Electric  Power    75 

Harrietstown  Electric  Lighting    75 

Electric  Power   75 

North  Elba Electric  Lighting    75 

Electric  Power   75 

St.  Armand  Electric  Lighting .75 

Electric  Power   75 

Ausable  Forks   Electric  Lighting    75 

Electric  Power   75 

Ogdensburg Electric  Lighting    i.oo 

Electric  Power    2.00 

Olean    Electric  Lighting    i.oo 

Electric  Power   i.oo 

Allegany Electric  Lighting    .' i.oo 

Electric  Power   i.oo 

Nelliston    Electric  Lighting    50 

Electric  Power   50 

Ephratah    Electric  Lighting    50 

Electric  Power   50 

Chester    Electric  Lighting    75 

Electric  Power   75 

Monroe    Electric  Lighting    75 

Electric  Power   75 

Washingtonville    Electric  Lighting    75 

Electric  Power   75 


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Blooming  Grove   Electric  Lighting  $0.75 

Electric  Power 75 

Warwick  Electric  Lighting  75 

Electric  Power  75 

Woodbury  Electric  Lighting  75 

Electric  Power  75 

Florida Electric  Lighting  75 

Electric  Power  75 

Harriman  Electric  Lighting  75 

Electric  Power 75 

Woodbury  Electric  Lighting  75 

Electric  Power  75 

Canandaigua  . , Electric  Lighting  oo 

Electric  Power  oo 

Manchester  Electric  Lighting  oo 

Electric  Power  oo 

Shortsville  Electric  Lighting  oo 

Electric  Power  oo 

Hopewell  Electric  Lighting  i.oo 

Electric  Power  i.oo 

Carthage  Electric  Lighting  75 

Electric  Power  i.oo 

West  Carthage  Electric  Lighting  75 

Electric  Power i.oo 

Bellport  Electric  Lighting  i.oo 

Electric  Power    .• 2.00 

Patchogue  Electric  Lighting  i.oo 

Electric  Power  2.00 

Brookhaven  Electric  Lighting i.oo 

Electric  Power  2.00 

Bluepoint  Electric  Lighting  i.oo 

Electric  Power  2.00 

Centre  Moriches .    Electric  Lighting    i.oo 

Electric  Power    2.00 

East  Moriches   Electric  Lighting    i.oo 

Electric  Power    2.00 

Eastport    Electric  Lighting    i.oo 

Electric  Power    2.00 

Moriches Electric  Lighting    i.oo 

Electric  Power    .  2.00 


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Speonk    Electric  Lighting  $1.00 

Electric  Power    2.00 

Hornell    Electric  Lighting    i.oo 

Electric  Power    2.00 

Southampton    Electric  Power    i.25f 

East  Quogue    Electric  Power    i.25f 

Good  Ground Electric  Power    i.25f 

Water  Mill Electric  Power    i.25f 

Victor    Electric  Lighting — 

i  to  50  i6-cp.  lamps i.oo 

51  to  100  i6-cp.  lamps 2.00 

Over  loo  i6-cp.  lamps 3.00 

Electric  Power — to  20  h.  p i.oo 

Penfield    Electric  Lighting— 

i  to  50  i6-cp.  lamps i.oo 

51  to  loo  i6-cp.  lamps 2.00 

Over  loo  i6-cp.  lamps 3.00 

Electric  Power — to  20  h.  p i.oo 

Perinton    Electric  Lighting — 

i  to  50  i6-cp.  lamps i.oo 

51  to  loo  i6-cp.  lamps 2.00 

Over  100  i6-cp.  lamps 3.00 

Electric  Power — to  20  h.  p i.oo 

Pittsford    Electric  Lighting— 

i  to  50  i6-cp.  lamps i.oo 

51  to  100  i6-cp.  lamps 2.00 

Over  loo  i6-cp.  lamps 3.00 

Electric  Power — to  20  h.  p i.oo 

Babylon    Electric  Lighting    i.oo 

Electric  Power   i.oo 

Farmingdale    r Electric  Lighting    i.oo 

Electric  Power    i.oo 

West  Islip   Electric  Lighting    i.oo 

Electric  Power   i.oo 

Huntington    Electric  Lighting    i.oo 

Electric  Power   i.oo 

Hoosick  Falls    Electric  Lighting — per   lamp 12 

Electric  Power   i.oo 

Hoosick    Electric  Lighting — per  lamp 12 

Electric  Power   i.oo 

f  Above  %  h.  p.  25^  per  h.  p.  additional. 


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Cambridge Electric  Lighting $o.75 

Greenwich    Electric  Lighting    75 

Schuylerville    Electric  Lighting    75 

Victory  Mills Electric  Lighting    75 

Easton Electric  Lighting    75 

Northumberland    Electric  Lighting    75 

Saratoga    Electric  Lighting    75 

White   Creek Electric  Lighting    .75 

LeRoy Electric  Lighting .75 

Electric  Power   75 

Hartwick    Electric  Lighting    i.oo 

Electric  Power — per  h.  p 25 

Cooperstown    Electric  Lighting    i.oo 

Electric  Power — per  h.  p 25 

Milford    Electric  Lighting    i.oo 

Electric  Power — per  h.  p 25 

Richfield    Electric  Lighting    i.oo 

Electric  Power — per  h.  p 25 

Croghan    Electric  Lighting    75 

Electric  Power   i.oo 

Lowville    Electric  Lighting    75 

Electric  Power    i.oo 

Castorland    Electric  Lighting    75 

Electric  Power    i.oo 

Bainbridge    Electric  Lighting  i.oo 

Sidney Electric  Lighting  i.oo 

Unadilla  ' Electric  Lighting i.oo 

Gouverneur    Electric  Lighting  i.oo 

Hailsboro    Electric  Lighting  i.oo 

Tallman,  N.  Y.  to 

Mahwah,  N.  J Electric  Lighting — 

Single-phase  meters 75 

Polyphase  meters  1.50 

Tallman,  N.  Y.  to 

Wyckhoff,  N.  J Electric  Lighting— 

Single-phase  meters 75 

Polyphase  meters  1.50 


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Tallman,  N.  Y.  to 

Allendale,  N.  J Electric  Lighting— 

Single-phase  meters  $0.75 

Polyphase  meters  1.50 

Tallman,  N.  Y.  to 

Ramsey,  N.  J Electric  Lighting — 

Single-phase  meters 75 

Polyphase  meters  1.50 

Tallman,  N.  Y.  to 

Saddle  River,  N.  J Electric  Lighting— 

Single-phase  meters 75 

Polyphase  meters  1.50 

Tallman,  N.  Y.  to  Upper 

Saddle  River,  N.  J Electric  Lighting— 

Single-phase  meters 75 

Polyphase  meters  1.50 

Tallman,  N.  Y.  to 

Cragmere,  N.  J Electric  Lighting — 

Single-phase  meters 75 

Polyphase  meters  1.50 

Waverly,  N.  Y.  to  So. 

Waverly,  Pa Electric  Lighting    i.io 

Electric  Power    i.oo 

Waverly,  N.  Y.  to 

Sayre,  Pa Electric  Lighting    i.io 

Electric  Power    i.oo 

Waverly,  N.  Y.  to 

Athens,  Pa Electric  Lighting    i.io 

Electric  Power    i.oo 

Page  119,  Seventh  Annual  Report 

Rochester    Electric  Lighting — 

Up  to  2l/2  k.  w i.oo 

2^  to  5  k.  w 2.00 

Over  5  k.  w 3.00 

Charlotte    Electric  Lighting — 

Up  to  2l/2  k.  w i.oo 

2.y2  to  5  k.  w 2.00 

Over  5  k.  w 3.00 

Brighton    Electric  Lighting — 

Up  to  2.y2  k.  w i.oo 

2J/2  to  5  k.  w 2.00 

Over  5  k.  w 3.00 


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Chili    Electric  Lighting — 

Up  to  2.y-2  k.  w $1.00 

2^  to  5  k.  w 2.00 

Over  5  k.  w 3.00 

Gates    '. Electric  Lighting — 

Up  to  2.y2  k.  w i.oo 

2.l/2   tO   5  k.  W 2.OO 

Over  5  k.  w 3.00 

Greece    Electric  Lighting — 

Up  to  2.y2  k.  w i.co 

2^  to  5  k.  w , .  2.00 

Over  5  k.  w 3.00 

Irondequoit    Electric  Lighting — 

Up  to  2^  k.  w i.co 

2j4  to  5  k.  w 2.00 

Over  5  k.  w 3.00 

Webster    Electric  Lighting — 

Up  to  2^  k.  w i.co 

2*/2   tO   5   k.  W 2.00 

Over  5  k.  w 3.00 

Mount  Vernon  Electric  Lighting    i.oo 

Electric  Power    i.oo 

New  Rochelle    Electric  Lighting    i.oo 

Electric  Power    i.co 

Tarrytown    Electric  Lighting    i.oo 

Electric  Power    i.co 

Syracuse    , Electric  Lighting    i.oo 

Electric  Power    i.co 

Camillus     Electric  Lighting    i.oo 

Electric  Power    i.co 

East  Syracuse   Electric  Lighting    i.oo 

Electric  Power    i.co 

Eastwood    Electric  Lighting    i.oo 

Electric  Power    i.oo 

Fayetteville    Electric  Lighting    i.oo 

Electric  Power   i.co 

Liverpool    Electric  Lighting    i.oo 

Electric  Power    i.co 

Solvay    Electric  Lighting    i.oo 

Electric  Power    .  i.co 


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DeWitt    Electric  Lighting  $1.00 

Electric  Power  i.oo 

Geddes  Electric  Lighting  i.oo 

Electric  Power  i.oo 

Manlius  Electric  Lighting  i.oo 

Electric  Power  i.oo 

Minoa Electric  Lighting  i.oo 

-  Electric  Power  i.oo 

Onondaga Electric  Lighting  i.oo 

Electric  Power  i.oo 

Salina  Electric  Lighting  i.oo 

Electric  Power  i.oo 

Jamesville Electric  Lighting  i.oo 

Electric  Power  i.oo 

Little  Falls  • Electric  Lighting  i.oo 

Electric  Power  i.oo 

Utica Electric  Lighting  i.oo 

Electric  Power  i.co 

Dolgeville  Electric  Lighting  i.oo 

Electric  Power  i.oo 

Frankfort  Electric  Lighting  i.oo 

Electric  Power  i.co 

Herkimer  Electric  Lighting  oo 

Electric  Power  co 

Ilion  Electric  Lighting  oo 

Electric  Power  co 

Mohawk  Electric  Lighting  oo 

Electric  Power  co 

New  Hartford  Electric  Lighting  oo 

Electric  Power  co 

Whitesboro  Electric  Lighting  oo 

Electric  Power   co 

Yorkville    Electric  Lighting    i.oo 

Electric  Power    i.co 

Barneveld    Electric  Lighting    i.oo 

Electric  Power    i.co 

Chadwicks    Electric  Lighting    i.oo 

Electric  Power    i.co 

Deerfield    Electric  Lighting    i.oo 

Electric  Power   .  i.oo 


6o 


New  York  Mills Electric  Lighting  $1.00 

Electric  Power  i.co 

Oriskany  Electric  Lighting  i.oo 

Electric  Power  i.co 

Sauquoit  Electric  Lighting  i.oo 

Electric  Power  i.co 

Washington  Mills  Electric  Lighting  i.oo 

Electric  Power  i.co 

Willowvale  Electric  Lighting  i.oo 

Electric  Power  i.co 

Saratoga  Electric  Lighting  i.io 

Ballston  Spa Electric  Lighting  i.oo 

Electric  Power  i.oo 

Watervliet  Electric  Lighting  i.oo 

Electric  Power  i.oo 

Oneida  Electric  Lighting  84 

Amsterdam  Electric  Lighting 60 

Electric  Power  50 

Glens  Falls  Electric  Lighting  50 

Electric  Power  i.co 

Hagaman  Electric  Lighting  50 

Electric  Power 50 

Canastota  Electric  Lighting  50 

Lake  George  Electric  Lighting  50 

Cohoes  Electric  Power  i.co 

Saratoga  Springs  Electric  Power  i.co 

Newb'.irgh  Electric  Lighting  i.co 

Electric  Power — $1.00  per  h.  p 2.00 

Poughkeepsie  , . .  . .  Electric  Lighting  i.oo 

Electric  Power — $1.00  per  h.  p.. . .  2.00 
Cornwall  Electric  Lighting  i.oo 

Electric  Power — $1.00  per  h.  p..  . .  2.00 
Marlboro Electric  Lighting  i.oo 

Electric  Power — $1.00  per  h.  p. .  .  .  2.00 
Montgomery  Electric  Lighting  i.oo 

Electric  Power — $1.00  per  h.  p 2.00 

New  Paltz  Electric  Lighting  i.oo 

Electric  Power — $1.00  per  h.  p. .  . .     2.00 

Walden .- Electric  Lighting    i.oo 

Electric  Power — $1.00  per  h.  p. .    .     2.00 


6i 

Hyde  Park   Electric  Lighting  $1.00 

Electric  Power— $1.00  per  h.  p 2.00 

Lloyd    Electric  Lighting    I.OO 

Electric  Power — $1.00  per  h.  p. . . .  2.00 

Marbletown    Electric  Lighting    i.oo 

Electric  Power — $1.00  per  h.  p. . . .  2.00 

New  Windsor   Electric  Lighting    i.oo 

Electric  Power — $1.00  per  h.  p.. . .  2.00 

Shawangimk    Electric  Lighting    i.oo 

Electric  Power — $1.00  per  h.  p....  2.00 

Troy   Electric  Power   i.oo 

Waterford    Electric  Power   i.co 

Auburn    Electric  Lighting    75 

Electric  Power   i.oo 

Owasco Electric  Lighting    75 

Electric  Power    i.co 

Gloversvillc     Electric  Lighting    50 

Electric  Power    i.co 

Johnstown    Electric  Lighting    50 

Electric  Power   i.co 

Watertown    Electric  Lighting    i.oo 

Electric  Power    i.ooa 

Adams    Electric  Lighting    i  .00 

Electric  Power    i.ooa 

Black  River    Electric  Lighting    i.oo 

Electric  Power    i.ooa 

Brownville    Electric  Lighting    i.oo 

Electric  Power    i.ooa 

Dexter    Electric  Lighting    i.oo 

Electric  Power    i.ooa 

Edwards    Electric  Lighting    i.oo 

Electric  Power    i.ooa 

Glen  Park  Electric  Lighting    i.oo 

Electric  Power    i.ooa 

Sackets  Harbor    Electric  Lighting    i.oo 

Electric  Power   i.ooa 

Natural  Bridge   Electric  Lighting    .  i.oo 

Electric  Power    i.ooa 

a  Electric  Power— Helow  10  h.  p.  $1.00  per  h.  p.;  from  10  to  50  h.  p.,  50^  per  h.  p.;  over 
50  h.  p..  25<f  perh.  p. 


62 


Geneva   Electric  Lighting   $1.00 

Electric  Power  i.oo 

Clyde  Electric  Lighting  i.oo 

Electric  Power  i.oo 

Lyons  Electric  Lighting  I.OO 

Electric  Power  i.co 

Newark  Electric  Lighting  i.oo 

Electric  Power  i.co 

Palmyra  Electric  Lighting  i.oo 

Electric  Power  i.oo 

Phelps  Electric  Lighting  i.oo 

Electric  Power  i.oo 

Seneca  Falls  Electric  Lighting  i.oo 

Electric  Power  i.oo 

Waterloo  Electric  Lighting  i.oo 

Electric  Power  I.co 

Grandview  Electric  Lighting  i.oo 

Electric  Power  2.00 

Haverstraw Electric  Lighting  i.oo 

Electric  Power  2.00 

Nyack  '..  Electric  Lighting  i.oo 

Electric  Power  2.00 

Piermont  Electric  Lighting  i.oo 

Electric  Power  2.00 

South  Nyack  Electric  Lighting  i.oo 

Electric  Power  2.00 

Spring  Valley  Electric  Lighting  i.oo 

Electric  Power  2.00 

Upper  Nyack  Electric  Lighting  i.oo 

Electric  Power    2.00 

West  Haverstraw   Electric  Lighting i.oo 

Electric  Power    2.00 

Clarkstown    Electric  Lighting    i.oo 

Electric  Power    2.00 

Orangetown    Electric  Lighting    i.oo 

Electric  Power    2.00 

Ramapo Electric  Lighting    .  i.oo 

Electric  Power    2.00 

Stony  Point   Electric  Lighting i.oo 

Electric  Power    .  2.00 


63 

Thiells    Electric  Lighting  $1.00 

Electric  Power   2,00 

Rome    Electric  Lighting— 

For  every  40  i6-cp.  lamps. . . .  i.oo 

Electric  Power   i.oo 

Kingston    Electric  Lighting    i  .co 

Electric  Power   i.co 

Esopus    Electric  Lighting    i.oo 

Electric  Power   i.oo 

Hurley    Electric  Lighting    i.oo 

Electric  Power   i.oo 

Ulster    Electric  Lighting    i.oo 

Electric  Power    i.oo 

Briar  Cliff  Manor   Electric  Lighting    i.oo 

Electric  Power   I.oo 

Croton-on-Hudson    Electric  Lighting    i.co 

Electric  Power   i.co 

Hillside    Electric  Lighting    i.co 

Electric  Power   i.oo 

Ossining    Electric  Lighting    i.co 

Electric  Power   i.co 

Pleasantville    Electric  Lighting    i.oo 

Electric  Power   i.oo 

Cortland    Electric  Lighting    i.oo 

Electric  Power   i.oo 

Mt.  Pleasant  Electric  Lighting    i.oo 

Electric  Power   i.oo 

New  Castle  Electric  Lighting  i.oo 

Electric  Power  i.oo 

Yorktown  Electric  Lighting  i.co 

Electric  Power  i.co 

Oswego  Electric  Lighting  5° 

Electric  Power  75 

Cohoes  Electric  Lighting  50 

Electric  Power  i.oo 

Waterf ord  Electric  Lighting  50 

Electric  Power  i.oo 

Colonie  Electric  Lighting  50 

Electric  Power  i.oo 

Hudson    Electric  Lighting i.co 

Electric  Power    i.oo 


64 

Rensselaer    Electric  Lighting  $1.00 

Electric  Power  i.oo 

Kinderhook  Electric  Lighting  i.oo 

Electric  Power  i.oo 

Nassau  Electric  Lighting  i.co 

Electric  Power  i.oo 

Valatie  Electric  Lighting  i.oo 

Electric  Power  i.oo 

East  Greenbnsh  Electric  Lighting  i.co 

Electric  Power  i.co 

East  Schodack  Electric  Lighting  i.oo 

Electric  Power  i.co 

Niverville  Electric  Lighting  oo 

Electric  Power  oo 

North  Chatham  Electric  Lighting  co 

Electric  Power  oo 

Stuyvesant  Falls  Electric  Lighting  oo 

Electric  Power  oo 

Albion  Electric  Lighting  5ob 

Electric  Power  75 

Barker  Electric  Lighting  5ob 

Electric  Power  75 

Brockport  Electric  Lighting  5ob 

Electric  Power  75 

Lyndonvillc Electric  Lighting  5ob 

Electric  Power  75 

Medina  Electric  Lighting  5ob 

Electric  Power  75 

Middleport  Electric  Lighting  Sob 

Electric  Power  75 

Carlton  Electric  Lighting  Sob 

Electric  Power  75 

Eagle  Harbor Electric  Lighting  Sob 

Electric  Power  75 

Gaines  Electric  Lighting  Sob 

Electric  Power  75 

Gasport  Electric  Lighting  Sob 

Electric  Power  75 

Knowlesville  Electric  Lighting  Sob 

Electric  Power 75 

b  50^  for  the  first  15  lamps  of  @  5$  ea.;  over  25  lamps  at  2$  ea. 


65 

Murray    Electric  Power   $0.75 

Ridgeway    Electric  Lighting    5ob 

Electric  Power   75 

Shelby    Electric  Lighting    5ob 

Electric  Power    75 

Somerset. Electric  Lighting    50!) 

Electric  Power   75 

Waterport    Electric  Lighting    5ob 

Electric  Power   75 

Yates    Electric  Lighting    5ob 

Electric  Power    75 

Peekskill    Electric  Lighting    i.co 

Electric  Power    i.oo 

Cortland    Electric  Lighting    I.co 

Electric  Power    i.oo 

Yorktown    Electric  Lighting    i.co 

Electric  Power    i.oo 

Middletown    Electric  Lighting    50 

Electric  Power    i.oo 

Glen  Falls  Electric  Lighting    50 

Electric  Power    i.oo 

South  Glen  Falls  Electric  Lighting    50 

Electric  Power    i.oo 

Plattsburg    Electric  Lighting    75 

Electric  Power    i.oo 

(First  3  h.  p.,  $i. co  h.  p.  Next 
2  h.  p.,  75^  h.  p.  All  over 
5  h.  p.  at  sctf  h.p.) 

Port  Jervis  Electric  Lighting    50 

Electric  Power    50 

Deerpark    Electric  Lighting    50 

Electric  Power    50 

Athens    Electric  Lighting    i.co 

Electric  Power — 25^  per  h.  p 1.25 

Catskill Electric  Lighting    50 

Electric  Power — 25^  per  h.p 1.25 

Coxsackie    Electric  Lighting    i.co 

Electric  Power — 25^  per  h.  p 1.25 

Hunter    Electric  Lighting    i.co 

Electric  Power — 25$  per  h.p 1.25 


66 


Tannersville   Electric  Lighting  $1.00 

Electric  Power — 25^  per  h.  p 1.25 

Cairo  Electric  Lighting  i.oo 

Electric  Power — 25$  per  h.  p 1.25 

Ravenna Electric  Lighting  i.oo 

Electric  Power — 25^  per  h.  p 1.25 

Beacon  Electric  Lighting  1.50 

Corning  Electric  Lighting  i.oo 

Electric  Power  i.oo 

Painted  Post  Electric  Lighting  i.oo 

Electric  Power  i.oo 

Corning  Electric  Lighting  i.oo 

Electric  Power  i.oo 

Painted  Post  Electric  Lighting  i.oo 

Electric  Power  i.oo 

Islip  Electric  Lighting  i.oo 

Electric  Power  i.oo 

Fort  Edward  Electric  Lighting  50 

Electric  Power  i.oo 

Hudson  Falls  Electric  Lighting  50 

Electric  Power  i.oo 

South  Glen  Falls  Electric  Lighting  50 

Electric  Power i.oo 

Moreau Electric  Lighting  50 

Electric  Power    i.oo 

LaSalle    Electric  Lighting    i.oo 

Electric  Power    i.oo 

Oneonta    Electric  Lighting    i.oo 

Mechanicsville    Electric  Lighting    25 

Electric  Power    i.oo 

Stillwater    Electric  Lighting    25 

Electric  Power    i.oo 

Elmira    Electric  Lighting — 

House   75 

Store    i.oo 

Electric  Power i.oo 

Elmira  Heights  Electric  Lighting — 

House    75 

Store    . . i.oo 

Electric  Power    .  i.oo 


6? 

Horseheads    Electric  Lighting- 
House   $0.75 

Store    i.oo 

Electric  Power   i.oo 

Montour  Falls  Electric  Lighting — 

House   75 

Store    i.oo 

Electric  Power   i.oo 

Southport    Electric  Lighting — 

House   75 

Store    i.oo 

Electric  Power    i.oo 

Depew    Electric  Lighting    i.oo 

Electric  Power   75 

Lancaster    ." Electric  Lighting    i.oo 

Electric  Power   75 

Sloan    Electric  Lighting    i.oo 

Electric  Power   75 

Cheektowaga    Electric  Lighting    i.co 

Electric  Power   75 

Page  199,  Seventh  Annual  Report 

Dansville    Electric  Lighting    i.co 

Electric  Power    i.oo 

Norwich    Electric  Lighting    i.oo 

Electric  Power    i.oo 

Bath    Electric  Lighting    i.oo 

Electric  Power    i.oo 

Granville    Electric  Lighting    i.oo 

Electric  Power   i.oo 

$1.00  h.  p.  first  5  h.  p.     Over 
5  h.  p.  75^  per  h.  p. 

Middle  Granville  Electric  Lighting    i.oo 

Electric  Power    i.oo 

$1.00  h.  p.  first  h.  p.     Over  5 
h.  p.  75tf  per  h.  p. 

Fort  Plain   Electric  Lighting    50 

Electric  Power    50 

Nelliston    Electric  Lighting    50 

Electric  Power    50 


68 


Warsaw  Electric  Lighting  $1.00 

Electric  Power    1.50 

First  3  h.  p.  per  h.  p.  $1.50 
Over  3  h.  p.  $1.20  to  75^ 
per  h.  p.  according  to  in- 
stallation. 

Wappingers  Falls  Electric  Lighting  i.oo 

Electric  Power — per  h.  p 50 

Hughsonville  Electric  Lighting  i.oo 

Electric  Power — per  h.  p 50 

Municipal  Electric  Light  Plants 
Page  163,  Seventh  Annual  Report 

Jamestown    Electric  Lighting    i.oo 

Herkimer    Electric  Lighting    50 

Dunkirk    Electric  Lighting    50 

Electric  Power    1.25 

Fairport    Electric  Lighting    80 

Electric  Power    2.00 

Up  to  2]/2  h.  p.  8otf  per  h.  p. 
for  large  sizes. 

Salamanca    (Annual  charge  varies  from  $12 

to  $500)    i.oo 

Lake  Placid   Electric  Lighting    75 

(75^  meter  rent  when  service 
is  below  this  figure.) 

Electric  Power   75 

(75$  meter  rent  when  service 
is  below  this  figure.) 

Penn  Yan   Electric  Lighting    50 

Electric  Power    i.oo 

Watkins    Electric  Lighting    50 

Hamilton    Electric  Lighting    50 

Skaneateles    Electric  Lighting    20 

(Meter  Rent  20^  mo.) 
Electric  Power — 

(Meter  Rent  20^  mo.) 


69 

§  82.  New  York  Public  Service  Commission.     Second  District. 
Artificial  Gas  Utilities  Monthly  Minimum  Charges. 

The  following  minimum  charges,  furnished  by  the  Commission,  are 
in  effect  under  its  supervision.  The  data  were  taken  from  pages  121,  140, 
198  and  206  of  the  Commission's  Seventh  Annual  Report  and  given  in 
same  order. 

Page  121,  Seventh  Annual  Report 

Company 

Auburn    Gas  Service $0.50 

Geneva  Gas   Service 50 

Waterloo    Gas    Service 50 

Seneca  Falls   Gas   Service 50 

Lyons    Gas   Service 50 

Newark    Gas    Service 50 

Palmyra    Gas   Service 50 

Phelps    Gas   Service 50 

Kingston    Gas    Service 50 

Albion    Gas   Service 50 

Plattsburg    Gas   Service 50 

Port  Jervis  Gas   Service 50 

Catkskill    Gas    Service 25 

Beacon    Gas    Service 50 

Mechanicsville    Gas    Service 25 

Saratoga  Springs    Gas    Service 58 

Oneida    Gas    Service 50 

Page  140,  Seventh  Annual  Report 

Buffalo    Gas  Service 50 

Hempstead    Gas  Service 50 

Garden  City   Gas  Service .50 

Ithaca    Gas  Service . .  55 

Cortland    Gas  Service 25 

Homer    •  •  •    Gas  Service. ...  25 

Fulton    .Gas  Service..  50 

Ogdensburg    Gas  Service 50 


Page  199,  Seventh  Annual  Report 

Dansville    Gas  Service $0.50 

Bath    Gas  Service 50 

Granville    Gas  Service 50 

Page  206,  Seventh  Annual  Report 

Saugerties    Gas    Service 20 

Brockport    Gas    Service 25 

Waverly    Gas    Service 25 

Owego    Gas   Service 25 

Penn  Yan  Gas   Service 50 

Haverstraw    Gas   Service 50 

West  Haverstraw   Gas  Service 50 

§  83.  New  York  Public  Service  Commission.     Second  District. 
Natural  Gas  Utilities,  Monthly  Minimum  Charges. 

The  following  minimum  charges,  furnished  by  the  Commission,  are 
in  effect  under  its  supervision.  The  data  were  taken  from  pages  121, 
140,  154  and  214  of  the  Commission's  Seventh  Annual  Report  and  given 
in  same  order. 

Page  121,  Seventh  Annual  Report 

Elmira    Natural  Gas  Service $0.50 

Lancaster    Natural  Gas  Service 30 

Page  140,  Seventh  Annual  Report 

Tonawanda    Natural  Gas  Service , 30 

No.  Tonawanda    Natural  Gas  Service 30 

Kenmore    Natural  Gas  Service 30 

Amherst    Natural  Gas  Service 30 

Page  154,  Seventh  Annual  Report 

Caton  Center   Natural  Gas  Service 50 

Mossy   Glen    Natural  Gas  Service 50 

Southport    Natural  Gas  Sci  /ice 50 

Chautauqua    Natural  Gas  Service i.oo 

Basis  $12.00  per  annum. 

Perry    Natural  Gas  Service 50 

Warsaw    Natural  Gas  Service 50 

Covington    Natural  Gas  Service 50 


Pavilion    Natural  Gas  Service $0.50 

Olean    Natural  Gas  Service 50 

Angelica Natural  Gas  Service 50 

Belfast    Natural  Gas  Service 50 

Belmont    Natural  Gas  Service 50 

Friendship    Natural  Gas  Service 50 

Portville    Natural  Gas  Service 50 

Corning   Natural  Gas  Service 45 

Hornell    Natural  'Gas  Service 50 

Elmira    Natural  Gas  Service 5° 

Southport    Natural  Gas  Service '. 5° 

Page  214,  Seventh  Annual  Report 

Baldwinsville     " Natural  Gas  Service i.oo 

Canisteo    Natural  Gas  Service 5° 

§  84.  Rhode  Island  Public  Utilities  Commission.     Electric  Utili- 
ties.   Monthly  Minimum  Charges. 

Narragansett  Electric  Lighting  Co.,  Providence,  R.  I.,  4  R.  S.,  p.  19. 

Electric  Power — Less  than  2  h.  p $1.00 

50^  per  h.  p.  per  month  for  installations  ranging  from 

2    to    10   h.  p. ;    $5.00    for    installation    exceeding  % 

10  h.  p. 

§  85.  West  Virginia  Public  Service  Commission.     Electric  Utili- 
ties.   Monthly  Minimum  Charges. 

The  following  were  taken  from  Part  II  of  the  Commission's  First 
Annual  Report,  and  show  the  rate  schedules  in  effect  under  jurisdiction 
of  the  Commission.  The  figures  at  the  left  indicate  the  page  number 
from  which  the  data  are  taken. 

684  Bluefield    Electric  Window  Lighting $0.75 

684  Keystone   General  Electric  Lighting i.oo 

684  Welch    Electric  Lighting    75 

684  Pocahontas,  Va Electric  Lighting    75 

684  Pulaski,  Va Electric  Lighting    75 

684  Wytheville,  Va Electric  Lighting    75 


72 

684  Marion,  Va Electric  Lighting  $0.75 

684  Galax,  Va Electric  Lighting  75 

685  Christiansburg,  Va Electric  Lighting  75 

685  Dublin,  Va Electric  Lighting  75 

685  Bramwell    Electric  Lighting  75 

685     Bethany   Electric  Lighting— 

7$  per  lamp  for  which  each 
house  is  wired. 

688  Huntington    Electric  Lighting    I.OO 

Electric  Power    1 .00 

First  5  h.  p.  or  less  per  h.  p. 
$1.00.  50^  per  h.  p.  for 
all  h.  p.  in  excess  of  5 
h.p. 

689  Mannington    Electric  Lighting    i.oo 

689    Belington    Electric  Lighting    i.oo 

689    Davis    Electric  Lighting i.oo 

691  Elkins    Electric  Lighting    i.oo 

692  Cascade    Electric  Lighting    i.oo 

696    Marlinton    Electric  Lighting    1.50 

696     Martinsburg    Electric  Lighting    i.oo 

Electric  Power — per  h.  p i.oo 

698     Newell    Electric  Lighting    50 

700    Pittsburg    Electric  Lighting    i.oo 

703  Princeton    Electric  Lighting    i.oo 

Electric  Power — per  h.  p i.oo 

704  Clifton  Forge   Electric  Lighting    i.oo 

707  Wheeling    Electric  Lighting .50 

Electric  Power    i.oo 

708  Morgantown    Electric  Lighting 75 

Electric  Power — 

2  h.  p.   or  less 2.00 

3  to  5  h.p 3.00 

6  h.  p.  and  over  each  50^  per 

month. 

709  Charleston    Electric  Lighting    i.oo 

Electric  Power — per  h.  p *  ro 


73 

§  86.  West  Virginia  Public  Service  Commission.     Natural  Ga* 
Utilities:   Monthly  Minimum  Charges  for  Gas  Service. 

The  following  were  taken  from  Part  II  of  the  Commission's  First 
Annual  Report,  and  show  the  rate  schedules  now  in  effect  under  jurisdic- 
tion of  the  Commission.  The  figures  at  the  .left  indicate  the  page  number 
from  which  the  data  arc  taken. 

Company  Town 

753  Ohio  Valley  Gas Chester    $0.56 

753  Ohio  Valley  Gas Newell   56 

753  Ohio   Valley   Gas Fairview    56 

753  Ohio  Valley  Gas Congo    56 

755  Ohio  Valley  Gas Cameron  District 50 

755  Ohio  Valley  Gas .  V Liberty  District 50 

755  Ohio  Valley  Gas Webster  District   56 

757  Point  Pleasant    Point  Pleasant 50 

762  Tri-State    Weirton    56 

762  Tri-State Holliday's  Grove    56 

762  Tri-State    Tyler  County   i.oo 

762  Tri-State Wetzel  County    i.oo 

762  Tri-State    Meade  District    i.oo 

762  Tri-State    Liberty  District   i.co 

762  Tri-State    Cameron  District    i.oo 

762  Tri-State    Franklin  District    i.oo 

762  Tri-State    Webster   District    i.oo 

763  Tri-State    Clay  District. 56 

763  Tri-State    Washington  District    56 

763  Tri-State    Union  District    56 

763  Tri-State    Wellsburg    56 

763  Tri-State    Follansbee    56 

763  Tri-State    West  Liberty    ' 56 

763  Tri-State    Brook  County    56 

763  Tri-State    Ohio  County    56 

768  Tuel  West  &  Co Sistersville    i.oo 

769  United  Fuel   Barboursville    .21 

769    United  Fuel    Blue  Creek 20 

769    United  Fuel    Burdette    25 

769    United  Fuel    Charleston    20 


74 

Company  Town 

771  United  Fuel   Clendenin    $0.15 

771  United  Fuel   Culloden 21 

771  United  Fuel   Ceredo    21 

771  United  Fuel Ft.  Gay .21 

772  United  Fuel   Gandeeville    50 

772  United  Fuel   Gay 50 

772  United  Fuel   Huntington    21 

772  United  Fuel   Hurricane    20 

772  United  Fuel   Kenova    21 

772  United  Fuel   Kermit    21 

772  United  Fuel   Logan    25 

774  United  Fuel   Ona    20 

774  United  Fuel   Poca   20 

774  United  Fuel   Ripley    23 

774^  United  Fuel   Ravenswood 23 

774  United  Fuel   Reedy 50 

775  United  Fuel   Sandyville    23 

775  United  Fuel   Spencer    25 

775  United  Fuel   Walton    50 

775  United  Fuel   Williamson    25 

776  United  Fuel   Walton  District    50 

776  United  Fuel   Smithfield  District    50 

776  United  Fuel   Geary  District    50 

776  United  Fuel   Spencer  District 50 

776  United  Fuel   ' . .  Curtis  District   50 

776  United  Fuel   Harper  District   50 

777  United  Fuel Jackson   County    23 

778  Wayne  L.  H.  &  W Wayne    i.oo 

788  W.  Va.  Trac.  &  Elec.  . . .  Wheeling    i.oo 

789  Wetzel  Gas    New  Martinsville 92 

789  Wetzel  Gas    Brooklyn    92 

789  Wetzel  Gas   Wetzel  County   92 

789  Wetzel  Gas   Elsworth  District    92 

790  Wetzel  Gas    Brooklyn    54 

790  Wetzel  Gas   New  Martinsville 54 

790  Wetzel  Gas   Tyler  County   54 


75 

Company  Town 

790  Wetzel  Gas Wetzel  County    $0.54 

792  Wheeling  N.  G Warwood    56 

792  Wheeling  N.  G McMechen    56 

792  Wheeling  N.  G Richland  District 56 

792  Wheeling  N.  G Triadelphia  District 56 

792  Wheeling  N.  G Union  District   56 

792  Wheeling  N.  G Glendale    56 

792  Wheeling  N.  G Elsworth  District 56 

792  Wheeling  N.  G McClellan  District 56 

792  Wheeling  N.  G Grant  District   56 

793  Wheeling  N.  G Sedalia    56 

793  Wheeling  N.  G Glen  Easton 56 

793  Wheeling  N.  G Mannington  District    56 

794  Wheeling  X.  G Benwood    60 

794  Wheeling  N.  G Cameron 54 

794  Wheeling  N.  G Doddridge    54 

795  Wheeling  X.  G Glenova   60 

796  Wheeling  N.  G Harrison   County    54 

796  Wheeling  N.  G Hundred    54 

796  Wheeling  N.  G Marion  County    54 

797  Wheeling  X.  G Sandhill  District    60 

797  Wheeling  X.   G Washington  District 60 

797  Wheeling  X.  G Clay  District   60 

797  Wheeling  X.  G Webster  District   60 

797  Wheeling  X.  G Cameron  District 54 

797  Wheeling  X.  G Franklin  District    54 

797  Wheeling  X.  G Liberty  District   54 

797  Wheeling  X.  G Meade  District 54 

798  Wheeling  X.  G Monogalia    54 

798  Wheeling  X.   G Moundsville    60 

798  Wheeling  X.  G Ohio  County   60 

799  Wheeling  X.  G Tyler  County   54 

799  Wheeling  X.  G Warwood    60 

800  Wheeling  X.  G Wetzel  County   54 


76 

§  87.  West  Virginia  Public  Service  Commission.    Water  Utilities. 
Monthly  Minimum  Charges. 

The  following  were  taken  from  Part  II  of  the  Commission's  First 
Annual  Report,  and  show  the  rate  schedules  now  in  effect  under  jurisdic- 
tion of  the  Commission.  The  figures  at  the  left  indicate  the  page  number 
from  which  the  data  are  taken. 

643  Welch    Water  Service — 

4  rooms     or     less     (annual 

charge  $10.00)   $0.83^ 

5  or  6  rooms  (annual  charge 

$15.00)    1.25 

Over  6  rooms  (annual  charge 

$20.00)    1.66% 

644  Beckley    Water  Service    i.oo 

645  McMechen    Water  Service — 

Based   on    annual    charge    of 

$10.00    83^/3 

648     Bluefield    Water  Service—  y2"  Meter 75 

24"  Meter  4.75 

i"  Meter  6.00 

i*/j"  Meter  15.00 

2"  Meter  35-OO 

3"  Meter  85.00 

4"  Meter  210.00 

652     Belington    Water  Service    i.co 

652     Follansbee    Water  Service — 

I  to  5  room  house  (quarterly 

charge  $1.50) 50 

6  to  12  room  house  (quarterly 

charge  $2.25)    75 

655     Huntington    Water  Service    i  .00 

659  Middlebourne    Water  Service    i.oo 

660  Moundsville    Water  Service    75 

663     Princeton    Water  Service — 

i  M.  gal.  per  day,  or  less 70 

1  to  2  M.  gal.  per  day 10.50 

2  to  3  M.  gal.  per  day 18.00 

3  to  5  M.  gal.  per  day 22.50 

5  to  10  M.  gal  per  day 30.00 

Over  10  M 49. 50 


77 


()j-'     Wheeling    Water   Service — 


5^" 

Meter  .  .  . 

.  .    $1.00 

f£" 

Meter  .  .  . 

.  .      2.00 

i" 

Meter   .  .  . 

.  .     4.00 

itf* 

Meter   .  .  . 

.  .     5-00 

l5/2// 

Meter   .  .  . 

.  .     6.00 

2* 

Meter   . 

.   10.00 

Larger  Meters — $1.00  each  15 
gal.  per  minute  of  rated 
capacity. 


§  SS.   United  States  Census  Statistics  on  Water  Works  Minimum 
Charges. 

The  following  show  the  minimum  charges  in  use  in  Water  Works 
Schedules  in  various  cities  of  the  United  States,  as  reported  in  the  Gen- 
eral Statistics  of  Cities  for  the  Year  1915.  The  figures  at  the  left  indicate 
the  page  number  from  which  the  data  were  taken. 

Monthly  Minimum  Charges 

Akron,  O  ...............    Water  Service— 


172 


166 
181 
183 
185 
166 


175 
182 
180 
163 
180 
171 


Atlanta,  Ga 

Auburn,  N.  Y 

Austin,  Texas 
Bellingham,  Wash. 
Birmingham,  Ala. 


Canton,  Ohio   

Cedar  Rapids,  Iowa 
Charlotte,  N.  C.  ... 
Cincinnati,  Ohio  .  .  . 
Dubuque,  Iowa  .... 


Meter 
Meter 
Meter 


.  $0.50 

•       -75 
.     i. co 
Larger  meters  in  proportion 

Meter  charge    80 

Meter  charge 75 

Meter  charge   50 

Water  Service    60 

.25 
•30 
.40 
.60 
i.oo 
1.65 
2.50 
4.00 

-50 
.90 
•50 

30 

Water   Service    75 


Water 

Service  —  5^" 

Meter   

•HT 

Meter      

H" 

Meter    

i" 

Meter   

i&" 

Meter   

2" 

Meter   

3" 

Meter   

4" 

Meter   

Water 

Service    

Water 

Service    



Water 

Service,  

Water 

Service    . 

Duluth,  Minn Water   Service 


.50 


78 

177     El  Paso,  Texas Water  Service— 

s/8"  Meter— Within  city $0.90 

Outside  city 90 

1 77  Flint,  Mich Water  Service    75 

173     Ft.  Wayne,  Ind Water  Service    33^3 

180  Galveston,  Texas   Wrater  Service  25 

170  Kansas  City,  Kansas Water   Service .70 

164  Kansas  City,  Mo Water  Service  50 

181  Knoxville,  Tenn Water  Service  83 

1 79  Lincoln,  Neb Water  Service  50 

183  Lorain,  Ohio    Water  Service  50 

162  Los  Angeles,  Cal Water  Service — 

s/s"  and  1/4"  Meters .75 

i"      Meter   i.oo 

iy2"  Meter   1.50 

2"       Meter   2.00 

3"       Meter 3.00 

4"       Meter   4-OC- 

6"      Meter 6.00 

179    Macon,  Ga Water  Service   60 

167  Omaha,  Neb Water  Service .60 

179    Pasadena,  Cal Water  Service   90 

164  Portland,  Ore Water  Service   50 

Water  Service — 

Outside  City   i.oo 

Elevators,  Sidewalk   3.00 

Inside   Elevators    5-°° 

165  St.  Paul,  Minn Water  Service—  5/s"  Meter 30 

34"  Meter 35 

i"  Meter 50 

1 54"  Meter 80 

iy2"  Meter  i.io 

-2"  Meter  2.00 

3"  Meter  4.50 

4"  Meter  8.00 

168  Salt  Lake  City,  Utah Water  Service    50 

178  San  Diego,  Cal Water  Service — 

y%"  or    24"  Meter  i.oo 

i"      or  iy2"  Meter . 1.50 

2"  Meter   2.00 

3"  Meter   3-OO 

4"  Meter 4.00 

Over  4"  Meter    5-°° 


79 

174  Savannah,  Ga Water  Service $0.90 

176     Sioux  City,  Iowa. . : Water  Service    50 

167  Spokane,  Wash Water  Service — 

Less  than  4  rooms 60 

4  rooms,  bath  and  closet 80 

175  Springfield,  111 Water  Service — 

Commercial    50 

169    Tacoma,  Wash Water  Service    85 

184    Waco,  Texas   Water  Service    75 

Quarterly  Minimum  Charges 

182  Amsterdam,  N.  Y Water  Service — 

fij"  or  24"  Meter  2.00 

i"      Meter  3.00 

i  ^"  Meter  5.00 

2"      Meter  8.00 

3"      Meter  10.00 

4"      Meter  15.00 

161  Baltimore,  Md Water  Service — 

Under  i"  Meter 1.50 

i"  or  larger  2.50 

162  Detroit,  Mich Water  Service    90 

180  East  Orange,  N.  J Water  Service  1.65 

181  Jcliet,   111 Water  Service  1.50 

178  Kalamazoo,  Mich Water  Service  75 

168  Nashville,   Tenn Water  Service  1.50 

163  Newark,  N.  J Water  Service    1.50 

184  Newport,  Ky Water  Service    1.50 

183  Oshkosh,  Wis Water  Service    1.25 

180  Perth  Amboy,  N.  J Water  Service    i.oo 

161  Pittsburg,  Pa Water  Service— 

I  and    2  rooms 25 

3  and    4  rooms ..50 

5  and    6  rooms i.oo 

7  and    8  rooms 1.25 

9  and  10  rooms 2.00 

ii  and  12  rooms 2.50 

13  and  14  rooms 3.00 

15  and  16  rooms 4.00 

More  than  16  rooms 5.00 

176  Rockford,  111 Water  Service    80 

171     Somerville,  Mass Water  Service    1.50 


8o 


175     Springfield,  111  
179    Woonsocket,  R.  I  

Water  Service  —  Residence  
Water  Service    

$0.75 
2.50 

Semi-annual  Minimum  Charges 
176    Altoona,  Pa  

Water  Service    

5.00 

161     Cleveland,  Ohio   

Water  Service1  —  fys"  Meter     .  .  . 

I  25 

y4"  Meter   

5.OO 

i"       Meter   
\y2"  Meter     . 

6.00 
800 

2"      Meter   
3"       Meter   
4"       Meter   
6"       Meter   

.    I2.OO 
,    25.00 
.    4O.CO 
75-OO 

184    Orange   N   J 

Water  Service    

2  5O 

182    Taunton    Mass 

Water  Service 

J.  OO 

Annual  Minimum  Charges 
176    Atlantic  Citv    NT 

Water  Service  —  Based    on     Slid- 

ing Percentage  when  assessed 
rate  is  : 
$1000 

=;  oo 

$10.00  to  $18.00  
$1800  to  $25  oo 

10.  CO 
13  OO 

$25.00  to  $35.00  
$35.00  to  $50.00  
$50  oo  to  $70  oo 

18.00 

25.00 

3^  OO 

$70.00  to  $100.00  
More  than  $ico  oo   .  . 

50.00 

7^  oo 

177    Augusta,  Ga  

Water  Service  — 
Within  city  
Outside  city  limits 

5-00 

IO  OO 

1  78     Bay  Citv    Mich        

Water  Service    •. 

5.00 

177     Binghamton    N    Y 

Water  Service      

4.00 

161     Boston    Mass            

Water  Service    

8.00 

162    Buffalo,  N.  Y  

Water  Service  —  9/6"  Meter    

10.00 

y4"  Meter    
i"       Meter    
11/2"  Meter    
2"       Metei    
3"       Meter   
4"       Meter   
6"       Meter   
8"       Meter   
10"       Meter    
u"       Meter    

15.00 
20.00 
30.00 
40.00 
50.00 

100.00 
2CO.OO 

300.00 
400.00 
500.00 

170    Camden   N   J 

Water 

Service 

<;  oo 

166    Columbus    Ohio 

Water 

Service 

2.  7O 

1  76    Covington    Ky 

Water 

Service 

600 

181     Everett   Mass 

Water 

Service 

II  OO 

180    Fitchburg    Mass 

Water 

Service  —  tys" 

Meter 

5  oo 

y 

2"' 

Meter 
Meter  
Meter 
Meter  

.    IO.OO 

.  12.00 
.  18.00 
.  25.00 

1' 

Meter  . 

1C  OO 

4" 

6" 

Meter  
Meter 

.  60.00 

.  IOO.OO 

173    Harrisburg,  Pa  

.  .    Wrater 

Service    

5.00 

174    Holyoke   Mass 

Water 

Service 

5  oo 

170    Lawrence,   Mass  , 

.  .    Water 

Service    

5.00 

183     Lima   Ohio 

Water 

Service 

A  CO 

178    Maiden    Mass      

.  .    Water 

Service 

3  OO 

172    Manchester,  N.  H. 

.  .  .    Water 

Service    

.     8.00 

163     Minneapolis    Minn 

,  .  .    Water 

Service 

40O 

177    New  Brittain,  Conn.   . 
179    Newton    Mass 

.  .  .    Water 
Water 

Service    
Service 

.     5.00 

IO  OO 

182    Niagara  Falls    

.  .  .    Water 

Service 

600 

175    Pawtucket   R  I 

.      Water 

Service 

C,  OO 

160    Philadelphia    Pa     .    . 

Water 

Service  —  y2" 

Ferrule 

s  OO 

165    Providence,  R    I    .. 

Water 

y*" 
w 

1/2" 

3" 

4" 

6" 
Service 

Ferrule  ... 
Ferrule  .  .  . 
Ferrule  ... 
Ferrule  ... 
Ferrule  ... 
Ferrule  .  .  . 
Ferrule  ... 
Ferrule  .  .  . 
Ferrule  ... 

.    8.00 
.  13.00 
.  20.00 

•  31-25 
.  45.00 
.  80.00 
.  180.00 
.  320.00 
.  720.00 
800 

176     Saginaw,  Mich  

.  .  .    Water 

Service    

IOOO 

178     Salem,   Mass  

.  ..    Water 

Service  —  Y^" 

Meter 

T.  OO 

1/2" 

2" 

3'' 
6" 

Meter  
Meter  
Meter  
Meter  
Meter  
Meter  .  .  .  . 

3.50 

5-00 
6.50 

.     IO.OO 

.  20.00 
.  40.00 

82 


i7i 

Schenectady, 

N.  Y.  ... 

...    Water 

Service  

.  .  $3.00 

167 

Syracuse,  N 

.  Y  

...    Water 

Service    .  .  . 

4.00 

J.VF/ 

166 

Toledo,   Ohi 

o    

Water 

Service    .... 

c  40 

Trenton,  N. 

J 

Water 

Service 

IO.OO 

16 

\Vashington 

D   C 

Water 

Service 

A  c^O 

\Vaterbury 

Conn.    .  .  . 

.  .  .    Water 

Service 

=;  oo 

171 

\Vilmington, 

Del  

.  .  .    Water 

Service—  §4'' 

'  Meter 

IOOO 

*/.* 

'  Meter 

15.00 

i" 

Meter  .  .  . 

.  .  20.00 

ll/2 

'  Meter   ... 

.  .  30.00 

2" 

Meter   .  .  . 

.  .  40.00 

3" 

Meter  .  .  . 

.  .  50.00 

4" 

Meter   .  .  . 

.  .  60.00 

5" 

Meter   .  .  . 

.  .  70.00 

6" 

Meter 

80.00 

171 

Yonkers.  N. 

Y.  . 

.    Water 

Service    . 

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